Police Complaints Commission commences work
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Police Complaints Commission commences work |
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Thursday, November 4, 2004 - The Police Complaints Commission [PCC], which was established by the Police Complaints Act 2003, came into operation on August 3rd 2004 and held its first meeting on August 10th 2004. The Commission is an essential part of a new and transparent process for the handling of complaints by members of the public against police officers. The Commission is mainly charged with receiving complaints on the conduct of police officers and monitoring the investigations of complaints by the Complaints Unit, which was established under the legislation to investigate the complaints. The Unit is obligated to investigate every complaint referred by the Commission and to provide a report on each complaint within 30 days of its referral. Only complaints filed after 3rd August 2004 come under the purview of the Commission. As at 30th September 2004, the Commission had received and referred 15 complaints for investigation. In every case, the Commission has acknowledged receipt arid informed the complainant of the referral. To date 12 reports have been submitted by the Complaints Unit and these are presently being considered by the Commission and the Commissioner of Police in accordance with the legislation. The Commission will continue to monitor all pending complaints to ensure that they are concluded with dispatch in accordance with the Act. The Commission will continue to advise the general public of its work. Police Complaints Commission |
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