Part 2

Complaints and Misconduct

The Independent Police Complaints Commission

The Independent Police Complaints Commission
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1
There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Independent Police Complaints Commission (in this Part referred to as “the Commission”).
2
The Commission shall consist of—
a
a chairman appointed by Her Majesty; and
b
not less than ten other members appointed by the Secretary of State.
3
A person shall not be appointed as the chairman of the Commission, or as another member of the Commission, if—
a
he holds or has held office as a constable in any part of the United Kingdom;
b
he is or has been under the direction and control of a chief officer or of any person holding an equivalent office in Scotland or Northern Ireland;
c
he is a person in relation to whom a designation under section 39 is or has been in force;
d
he is a person in relation to whom an accreditation under section 41 is or has been in force;
e
he is or has been a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad; or
f
he is or has at any time been a member of a body of constables which at the time of his membership is or was a body of constables in relation to which any procedures are or were in force by virtue of an agreement or order under—
i
section 26 of this Act; or
ii
section 78 of the 1996 Act or section 96 of the 1984 Act (which made provision corresponding to that made by section 26 of this Act).
4
An appointment made in contravention of subsection (3) shall have no effect.
5
The Commission shall not—
a
be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown; or
b
enjoy any status, privilege or immunity of the Crown;
and the Commission’s property shall not be regarded as property of, or property held on behalf of, the Crown.
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Schedule 2 (which makes further provision in relation to the Commission) shall have effect.
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The Police Complaints Authority shall cease to exist on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.