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Police (Complaints and Conduct) Act 2012
Summary
This Act sets out the rules for how police complaints are investigated and how police officers' conduct is monitored. It creates a system to handle complaints from the public about police behaviour, making sure there's an independent body to oversee investigations and discipline officers when needed.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing stronger oversight of police conduct and how complaints are handled. It helps protect the public by making sure police officers are held accountable when they act wrongly, and gives people a clearer way to complain if they're treated badly by police.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics might worry that stricter complaints procedures could slow down investigations or distract police from catching criminals. Some might also be concerned that it could make policing harder or that officers won't have enough support when complaints are made against them.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading22 Nov 2012
- 2nd reading5 Dec 2012
- Committee stage5 Dec 2012
- Report stage5 Dec 2012
- 3rd reading5 Dec 2012
Lords
- 1st reading6 Dec 2012
- 2nd reading11 Dec 2012
- Committee stage11 Dec 2012
- Report stage11 Dec 2012
- 3rd reading11 Dec 2012
Royal Assent19 Dec 2012
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