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