Structure
The IPCC is overseen by a Chair, ten operational and two non-executive Commissioners. The Chair is a Crown appointment and Commissioners are public appointments. The IPCC's Commissioners and staff are based in IPCC regional offices in Cardiff, London, Sale and Wakefield.
The IPCC's Chief Executive, is Jane Furniss CBE who is responsible for running the organisation which supports the work of the Commission. Furniss is also the IPCC's Accounting Officer and is accountable to the Home Office Principal Accounting Officer and to Parliament.
As well as employing its own independent investigators to investigate the most serious cases, the IPCC has staff performing a number of other functions.
Caseworkers handle the majority of complaints that are referred to the organisation. They will record the details of the complaint and make an assessment of the case and recommend a method of investigation, which will then be passed to a Commissioner for sign off. They also assess appeals from the public concerning the outcome of police decisions regarding complaints.
The IPCC also takes a lead role in developing new policy for the complaints system and for police practices. For example, following research about the circumstances into deaths following police activity on roads a new policy was drafted. This has now been adopted by ACPO and the government is making it law for police to follow.
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