It sounds like something that has just been made up but police super-complaints do exist and have the potential to promote extensive reform of the service. Whereas a complaint by an individual against an officer or a police force tends to deal with one specific incident, super-complaints are brought by designated organisations to address more general issues in policing. More specifically, according to s. 29A of the Police Reform Act 2002 they are complaints made when “a feature, or combination of features, of policing in England and Wales by one or more than one police force is, or appears to be, significantly harming the interests of the public”.
What is a Police Super-Complaint?
What is a Police Super-Complaint?
What is a Police Super-Complaint?
It sounds like something that has just been made up but police super-complaints do exist and have the potential to promote extensive reform of the service. Whereas a complaint by an individual against an officer or a police force tends to deal with one specific incident, super-complaints are brought by designated organisations to address more general issues in policing. More specifically, according to s. 29A of the Police Reform Act 2002 they are complaints made when “a feature, or combination of features, of policing in England and Wales by one or more than one police force is, or appears to be, significantly harming the interests of the public”.