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IOPC chief: we

need to be better as

an organisation

he Federation remains unconvinced Commission in January this year and the – the removal of Regulation 10A and
that the Independent Office for Federation has been keen to work with the changes to the culture within PSDs – there
TPolice Conduct (IOPC) fully re-structured body, under the leadership was still a way to go with work ongoing to
understands the effects of being subject of new director general Michael Lockwood, take out of the system a large chunk of
to lengthy investigations not just on to change the way it conducted what used to be classed as misconduct so
officers but also their families, according investigations, in terms of timeliness and these matters could now be treated as
to its conduct and performance lead Phill interactions with officers. performance issues. The Federation has
Matthews. “We knew that there was recognition also put forward 36 recommendations to
But he did admit, after a very busy and from all sides – the Federation, the NPCC, the Home Office for improvements to the
encouraging year in the conduct world, the Home Office and the IPCC that things conduct regulations.
there were signs of change and reform at needed to change and I have to say that He said it had not all been plain
the IOPC with a move towards learning since then I have been really impressed sailing, however, with the announcement
and improvement rather than the blame with everybody’s willingness to engage,” of the Jermaine Baker decision the week
and retribution culture to make the Phill said in his opening address to the before highlighting the issues with the
system better for the public and for police first session of conference, ‘IPCC now IOPC ‘case to answer’ test and raised concerns
officers. – What’s in a name?’ about drawn out investigations.
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The IOPC replaced the former However, Phill argued that while there “We have been assured this is
Independent Police Complaints had been improvements in some areas something the IOPC is working hard to

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