Part 1Police
Chapter 2Complaints and misconduct
Supervision of complaints
F140AF2Arrangements for handling relevant complaints and investigation of whistleblowing complaints
(1)
The Commissioner must—
(a)
keep under review all arrangements maintained by
F3(i)
the Commissioner, the Authority and the chief constable for the handling of relevant complaints;
F4(ii)
the Authority and the chief constable for the investigation of information provided in a whistleblowing complaint; and
(b)
seek to secure that those arrangements—
(i)
are efficient and effective;
(ii)
contain and manifest an appropriate degree of independence; and
(iii)
are adhered to.
F5(1A)
In subsection (1)(a)(ii), “whistleblowing complaint” means a protected disclosure within the meaning of section 43A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 made to the Authority or, as the case may be, the chief constable.
(2)
The Commissioner may make such recommendations, or give such advice, for the modification of—
(a)
the arrangements mentioned in subsection (1); or
(b)
the practice of the Authority or the chief constable in relation to other matters,
as appear from the carrying out of the Commissioner's other functions to be necessary or desirable.”.