§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to establish an independent democratically-elected body empowered to investigate all complaints by the public against the police; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitelawI am considering the present arrangements for dealing with complaints against the police in the light of the first triennial review report of the Police Complaints Board, an independent body established by the Police Act 1976.