Part 2Police complaints, discipline and inspection
CHAPTER 5IPCC: re-naming and organisational change
I1I2I333Independent Office for Police Conduct
1
The body corporate known as the Independent Police Complaints Commission—
a
is to continue to exist, and
b
is to be known instead as the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
2
Section 9 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (which established the Independent Police Complaints Commission) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (8).
3
For the heading substitute “
The Independent Office for Police Conduct
”
.
4
For subsection (1) substitute—
1
The body corporate previously known as the Independent Police Complaints Commission—
a
is to continue to exist, and
b
is to be known instead as the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
5
For subsection (2) substitute—
2
The Office is to consist of—
a
a Director General appointed by Her Majesty, and
b
at least six other members.
2A
The other members must consist of—
a
persons appointed as non-executive members (see paragraph 1A of Schedule 2), and
b
persons appointed as employee members (see paragraph 1B of that Schedule),
but the powers of appointment under those paragraphs must be exercised so as to secure that a majority of members of the Office (including the Director General) are non-executive members.
6
In subsection (3)—
a
for “chairman of the Commission” substitute “
Director General
”
;
b
omit “, or as another member of the Commission,”.
7
In subsection (5)—
a
for “The Commission shall not—” substitute “
Neither the Office nor the Director General shall—
”
;
b
for “Commission's” substitute “Office's”.
8
In subsection (6) for “Commission” substitute “
Office
”
.
9
Schedule 9 makes further provision in relation to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.