§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what entitlement a complainant under the police complaints procedure has to see the report of the police on the substance of his or her complaint.
§ Mr. Giles ShawComplainants are informed of the outcome of an investigation of a complaint — for example, whether or not criminal or disciplinary charges have been preferred. In cases where the investigation has been supervised by the Police Complaints Authority the authority is required, where practicable, to send the complainant a copy of its statement indicating whether or not it is satisfied with the conduct of the investigation and of any respects in which it is not so satisfied. There is no 651W entitlement for complainants to be shown the report itself of the police investigation into their complaint, and the courts have accepted the importance of protecting the confidentiality of information offered in the course of such an inquiry.