The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( CRCC , French : La Commission civile d’examen et de traitement des plaintes relatives à la GRC ) is an independent agency. Created by Parliament in 1988, the Commission ensures that public complaints made about the conduct of RCMP members are examined fairly and impartially. The Commission receives complaints from the public and conducts reviews when complainants are not satisfied with the RCMP’s handling of their complaints.
22-1817: (Redirected from Police Complaints Authority ) This is a list of notable authorities, agencies and similar bodies that are responsible for investigating or responding to complaints about police. [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( January 2018 ) Asia [ edit ] Hong Kong [ edit ] Independent Police Complaints Council India [ edit ] Police Complaints Authority (India) Russia [ edit ] Investigative Committee of Russia Singapore [ edit ] Internal Affairs Office, Singapore Police Force South Korea [ edit ] National Police Commission (South Korea) Africa [ edit ] South Africa [ edit ] Independent Police Investigative Directorate Europe [ edit ] Ireland [ edit ] Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Sweden [ edit ] Swedish Police Authority United Kingdom [ edit ] England and Wales [ edit ] Independent Office for Police Conduct (2018 – present) Independent Police Complaints Commission (2004–2018) Police Complaints Authority (United Kingdom) (1985–2004) Police Complaints Board (1977–1985) Northern Ireland [ edit ] Northern Ireland Policing Board Scotland [ edit ] Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland (2007–2013) Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (2013 – present) Georgia [ edit ] The State Inspector Service (2019 – present) North America [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] National [ edit ] Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for
44-784: A body within the Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils . The PCC was renamed to its current name in 1994. The IPCC is headed by a Secretariat and is governed by the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) Ordinance, which was enacted in July 2008. On 1 June 2009, after the ordinance came into operation, the Chinese official name of IPCC was changed from " 投訴警方獨立監察委員會 " to " 獨立監察警方處理投訴委員會 " while
66-450: A code of practice for journalists covering protests; more powers to monitor social media and tackle misinformation; reviewing internal police command structures; and identification of police officers with clear numbers. Clifford Stott, who quit the IPCC foreign experts panel, said: "It would seem the release of the IPCC report is part of a wider set of coordinated announcements designed to deliver
88-596: A coherent and representative body of evidence". In its resignation statement in December, the panel said the IPCC "needs to substantially enhance its capacity" so as to be able to "assemble a coherent account of the facts from police and other bodies; to access important documents and validate accounts supplied by police and others in a timely fashion; and to significantly improve its capability to identify and secure evidence from key witnesses outside policing". In response, Carrie Lam remarked that Stott had "only spent 10 days or
110-452: A member of the pro-Beijing political group Silent Majority for Hong Kong , to the council. Where Chin was an outspoken critic of the 2014 pro-democracy protests , which saw allegations of police brutality. In 2017, Chief Executive Carrie Lam sought to enhance the credibility of the IPCC by appointing Anthony Francis Neoh, a heavyweight in the legal sector, as its chairman. Clifford Stott, one of five members of an expert panel recruited for
132-483: A week in Hong Kong. His stay in Hong Kong was quite short compared to the year-long review of so much information by the IPCC. Therefore everyone can tell which side was able to obtain the truth and have a better understanding of Hong Kong" regarding the latest IPCC thematic report on the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests . Lam added that the IPCC is made up of members with varying backgrounds and expertise, and their objectiveness
154-650: Is a civilian body of the Government of Hong Kong , part of the two-tier system in which the Hong Kong Police Force investigates complaints made by the public against its members and the IPCC monitors those investigations. The IPCC acts as an independent body to monitor the review by the Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO) of complaints against members of the Police Force. Unlike CAPO, which
176-656: Is a unit of the police force, the IPCC is a civilian body not linked with the police that reports directly to the office of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong . There have been criticisms in LegCo that the IPCC has limited monitoring power. The IPCC was set up in 1986 as the Police Complaints Committee or PCC , which reported to the then- Governor of Hong Kong . The PCC was preceded by the UMELCO Police Group,
198-541: Is different from Wikidata Incomplete lists from January 2018 All set index articles Independent Police Complaints Council High Court District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations The Independent Police Complaints Council ( IPCC )
220-585: Is reliable. The Court of First Instance reported on November 20 that the IPCC and the Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO) cannot effectively conduct investigation into misconduct unless new powers were given. In September 2022, Helen Yu Lai Ching-ping, an IPCC member, blamed Hong Kong's child abuse cases on "widespread" sexual and violent content on TV. Yu also blamed the TVB Miss Hong Kong Pageant , to which TVB said that
242-455: The English name remained the same. The IPCC Ordinance stipulates that the IPCC shall be formed by a chairman, three vice-chairmen, and no fewer than eight other members. All members are appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong . Persons holding an "office of emolument" within a government bureau or department, as well as former members of the police force, are not eligible to be appointed to
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#1732851160240264-477: The IPCC in September during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests , has reaffirmed that the powers, capacity, and independent investigative capability of the body was not commensurate with the "standards required of an international police watchdog operating in a society that values freedoms and rights". According to Stott, "structural limitations in the scope and powers of the IPCC inquiry [inhibit] its ability to establish
286-611: The IPCC. As of 4 September 2019, the IPCC had 29 members: The IPCC, as noted by the UN Human Rights Committee in its Concluding Observations in 2013, has limited powers and lacks independence. It only has "advisory and oversight functions to monitor and review the activities of the CAPO" and its members are political appointees chosen by the Chief Executive. It neither has legal power to summon witnesses nor offers protection to
308-1375: The Independent Police Review Director Ontario Civilian Police Commission Special Investigations Unit Local [ edit ] Toronto Police Services Board York Region Police Services Board United States [ edit ] Local [ edit ] Nashville, Tennessee – Nashville Community Oversight Board New York City, New York – Civilian Complaint Review Board Los Angeles, California – Coalition Against Police Abuse (unofficial community organisation) Oceania [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] National [ edit ] Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Australian Defence Force Investigative Service New South Wales [ edit ] Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales) Police Integrity Commission Queensland [ edit ] Crime and Corruption Commission Western Australia [ edit ] Corruption and Crime Commission New Zealand [ edit ] Independent Police Conduct Authority See also [ edit ] Cop Block Copwatch Police authority Police board [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with
330-539: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Military Police Complaints Commission Provincial [ edit ] Alberta [ edit ] Alberta Serious Incident Response Team British Columbia [ edit ] Independent Investigations Office Nova Scotia [ edit ] Serious Incident Response Team Ontario [ edit ] Province-wide [ edit ] Office of
352-739: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Commission is not part of the RCMP. In 2022, the government proposed a plan to reform the commission into the proposed "Public Complaints and Review Commission" and to assign the new commission the added responsibility of overseeing complaints against the Canada Border Services Agency . As set out in Parts VI and VII of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act ,
374-489: The cases on police misconduct substantiated by the IPCC, the police responded by referring only one case for prosecution, while officers in the majority of cases were only given "advice". As members of the IPCC are directly appointed by the Chief Executive, the council is generally aligned with pro-establishment figures. The former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying , for instance, drew criticism for appointing Barry Chin Chi-yung,
396-584: The new 'truth'". FactWire performed fact-checking on the report. It reviewed the videos during the police's kettling of protesters into the CITIC Tower on 12 June 2019 , and rebutted the report's claim that Tim Mei Avenue was unobstructed for the crowd to leave. It also pointed out the report denied the fact that the 21 July 2019 Yuen Long attack was an indiscriminate attack by inappropriately labelling it as clashes between black and white-clad crowds. Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for
418-444: The pageant should not be associated with child abuse. TVB also said that it reserved the right to pursue legal action against false accusations. The IPCC released a thousand-page report on policing during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in which the police was generally exonerated. It concluded that officers generally acted within guidelines but there was "room for improvement". Findings mirrored police assertions that force
440-542: The same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). References [ edit ] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_police_complaints_authorities&oldid=1220700183 " Categories : Set index articles Law enforcement-related lists Lists of organizations Police oversight organizations Oversight and watchdog organizations Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
462-406: The victims and witnesses. Despite a considerable number of reportable complaints filed with the CAPO, only a small percentage of them were classified as substantiated. Between 2004 and 2018, CAPO received 6,412 complaints alleging police assault. Only four cases were substantiated by CAPO, while over half of the cases were dismissed without actionable conclusions. Between 2010 and 2018, among all of
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#1732851160240484-469: Was only in reaction to the violent unrest, but said there were "areas for improvement" when officers interacted with protesters. While Chief executive Lam praised the "comprehensive and objective" report, Rights groups and pro democracy parties universally pointed to the lack of independence of the IPCC and the absence of police accountability, and expressed outrage at the report as an absurd and preposterous whitewash. Lam said priority for implementation were
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