Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Replace the Independent Office for Police Conduct with a new independent body
Closed
29 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should conduct an emergency review of the IOPC to assess concerns about how it fulfills its role, with a view to disbanding the body and replacing it with a new, independent body with punitive powers, panelled by human rights experts recruited to hold police to account.
We believe the IOPC is under-performing, partial, fails victims of police misconduct and is unfit for purpose. It also lacks the punitive powers necessary to exact justice.
Failure to effectively oversee police complaints and address injustice fails communities and aggravates social tensions. The Government should review and replace the IOPC to address these concerns, and ensure police complaints are overseen independently, by experts who have been transparently recruited to hold police to account.
Failure to effectively oversee police complaints and address injustice fails communities and aggravates social tensions. The Government should review and replace the IOPC to address these concerns, and ensure police complaints are overseen independently, by experts who have been transparently recruited to hold police to account.
Timeline
| 10 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
29
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
10 Aug 2020
Closed
10 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.