Resumen
Established the Independent Police Complaints Commission (now the Independent Office for Police Conduct — IOPC), introduced Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) with limited powers, and provided a framework for police reform including conduct and discipline procedures.
Puntos clave
- Established the IPCC (now IOPC) for handling complaints against police (Part 2)
- Created PCSOs with limited designated powers (Part 4, Chapter 1)
- Mandatory referral of serious matters to the IPCC/IOPC
- Super-complaints by designated bodies (s.29A, inserted by Policing and Crime Act 2017)
Partes y secciones
Historial de enmiendas
2017 — Policing and Crime Act 2017
Renamed the IPCC as the IOPC, strengthened its powers, and introduced the police super-complaints process.