Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
The Home Secretary has confirmed that there will be formal review of the IOPC’s effectiveness this year, as part of the Cabinet Office’s programme of reviews of Government bodies.
Home Office Ministers gave evidence to the recent HASC inquiry on police conduct and complaints, including on the IOPC. The IOPC reports annually to the Home Secretary and performance is monitored through-out the year.