Petition · Home Office

Review and reform how police deal with complaints

Closed 29 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to review current practices for how police deal with complaints. For example, consider potentially allowing members of public with sufficient knowledge of the law to review police complaints instead. This could provide transparency and reduce the likelihood of corruption.
We feel that public complaints require more transparency. We believe that police forces should not be able to investigate themselves as this could promote bias. We believe that police do not hold themselves to the same criminal standard as they do with members of public. For example, we believe that officers that use excessive force don’t get referred to the CPS when they should be. We think there are too many cases where complaints are not getting upheld when they should be.

Timeline

7 Apr 2025 Petition opened for signatures
7 Oct 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 29
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 7 Apr 2025
Closed 7 Oct 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Sep 2026.