IOPC Investigations

“This Assembly condemns the action taken against PC Edwin Sutton by the IOPC. PC Sutton in the course of his duties, knocked a suspected moped mugger to the ground, and subsequently faced a criminal investigation and disciplinary proceedings, finally being cleared after two years. Whilst no police officer is above the law, many investigations against officers take place despite there being a very low evidence threshold and a minimal chance of conviction. Furthermore, investigations take far too long - in some cases years - leaving the officers concerned in a state of limbo for protracted periods of time. The Assembly therefore calls on the Mayor to make representations to the IOPC to significantly reduce the length of investigations and to review the evidential threshold that must be met for an investigation to proceed.”