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09/11/2010
Interim Chair of IPCC Appointed
An Interim Chairman has been appointed to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), the Home Office has announced.
Len Jackson, a former Deputy Chairman, will act as interim Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) pending a permanent replacement following the resignation of former Chairman, Nick Hardwick. Mr Hardwick left in June, to take up the post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales. Mr Jackson has been appointed up to September 2011.
The IPCC is the statutory guardian of the police complaints system. The commission helps to set standards for the way the police handle complaints and, when something has gone wrong, seeks to help the police learn lessons and improve the way they work.
Although funded by the Home Office, it is independent of the police and government in fulfilling its remit. In April 2006, the IPCC's remit was extended to include the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and in 2007, the UK Border Agency.
Mr Jackson's appointment has been approved by OCPA.
(BMcN/GK)
Len Jackson, a former Deputy Chairman, will act as interim Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) pending a permanent replacement following the resignation of former Chairman, Nick Hardwick. Mr Hardwick left in June, to take up the post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales. Mr Jackson has been appointed up to September 2011.
The IPCC is the statutory guardian of the police complaints system. The commission helps to set standards for the way the police handle complaints and, when something has gone wrong, seeks to help the police learn lessons and improve the way they work.
Although funded by the Home Office, it is independent of the police and government in fulfilling its remit. In April 2006, the IPCC's remit was extended to include the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and in 2007, the UK Border Agency.
Mr Jackson's appointment has been approved by OCPA.
(BMcN/GK)
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