Privacy policy

The Panel has a statutory duty to handle complaints about the Police and Crime Commissioner. This is done in line with the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2012. 

The Panel must keep a copy of every complaint and purported complaint made to it. This includes personal information about the complainant. 

The Panel may share certain information with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to enable it to first establish whether a complaint falls within the Regulations (and remit of the Panel), and to fact check statements made.

If a complaint is recorded by the Panel, the subject of the complaint will be provided with a copy unless to do so might prejudice a criminal investigation or pending proceedings or would otherwise be contrary to the public interest. The identity of the complainant or any other person may be kept anonymous.

The Panel has a statutory duty to refer serious complaints to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The Panel has a duty to provide the IOPC with any information and documents required by the IOPC for it to carry out its functions.