IPCC

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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was the former public body in England and Wales responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints and allegations of misconduct against the police.

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instanceOf police oversight agency ⓘ
public body ⓘ
aim ensure accountability of the police ⓘ
improve the way complaints against the police are handled ⓘ
appliesTo allegations of police misconduct ⓘ
police complaints system ⓘ
country England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
dissolvedInto Independent Office for Police Conduct ⓘ
fullName Independent Police Complaints Commission ⓘ
function investigate the most serious complaints and incidents involving the police ⓘ
oversee the handling of complaints by police forces ⓘ
promote public confidence in the police complaints system ⓘ
set standards for police complaints handling ⓘ
hadHeadquartersIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
hadJurisdictionOver Home Office police forces in England and Wales ⓘ
some non‑Home Office police bodies ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legalForm non‑departmental public body ⓘ
operatedIndependentlyOf police forces in England and Wales ⓘ
oversaw investigation of serious complaints and incidents involving the police ⓘ
system for handling complaints against the police in England and Wales ⓘ
regionServed England and Wales ⓘ
replaced Police Complaints Authority ⓘ
replacedBy Independent Office for Police Conduct ⓘ
reportedTo Home Office ⓘ
sector law enforcement oversight ⓘ
shortName IPCC ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
typeOfOrganization government agency ⓘ

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Independent Police Complaints Commission → shortName → IPCC ⓘ
subject linked to: IPCC