§ 85. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the need for a police 323W council to examine and deal with public complaints; what action he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir F. SoskiceSection 49 of the Police Act 1964, which came into effect on 1st August, 1964, requires a chief officer of police to record and cause to be investigated any complaint against a member of his force. It provides that the investigation may be undertaken by an officer from another force and that, unless the chief officer is satisfied that no criminal offence has been committed, he must send the report of the investigation to the Director of Public Prosecutions. I am keeping the operation of these arrangements under close review, but I do not at present contemplate any further change.