Independent Office for Police Conduct

Mae'r Gymraeg yn perthyn i ni i gyd - faint bynnag neu cyn lleied o Gymraeg rydych chi’n ei wybod Rydym yn cefnogi ymgyrch #DefnyddiaDyGymraeg ac yn annog ein staff i ddefnyddio a dysgu’r iaith gyda’i gilydd. Rydym hefyd wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau eich bod yn gallu defnyddio’r Gymraeg gyda ni. Rydym yn gwerthfawrogi’r Gymraeg yma yn yr IOPC, ac yn falch o ddarparu ein gwasanaethau yn Gymraeg. Yn ddiweddar rydym wedi cynhyrchu fideo Cymraeg am hanes ein sefydliad: Cofiwch ddefnyddio eich Cymraeg gyda ni! #DefnyddiaDyGymraeg The Welsh language belongs to us all – however much or little Welsh you know. We support the ‘Use your Welsh’ #DefnyddiaDyGymraeg campaign and encourage our staff to use and learn the language together. We are also committed to ensuring that you can use Welsh with us.    We value the Welsh language here at the IOPC, and are proud to provide our services in Welsh. Recently we have produced a Welsh language video about our organisation's history: https://lnkd.in/eDdMGmKg   Remember to use your Welsh with us! #DefnyddiaDyGymraeg 

This week, we've published a package of #RaceDiscrimination tools to support #policing. ▶️https://lnkd.in/e62UB-pV We have also produced resources to support police complaint handlers across England and Wales: 📋guidelines for handling allegations involving discrimination: https://rb.gy/v8puhu  🧰 a toolkit for complaint handlers: https://rb.gy/hpdkjj  

Our #RaceDiscrimination report, which was launched today as part of a package of tools to support policing, is endorsed by: 🔵Montell Neufville MCMI, Police ethics advisor and chair of the Beds, Cambs, Herts JPS police scrutiny panel 🔵Dr Alison Heydari PhD, T/Deputy Assistant Commissioner programme director for the Police Race Action Plan ▶️https://lnkd.in/e62UB-pV

Today we've published a package of tools to help improve #police handling of complaints involving #RaceDiscrimination. ▶️https://lnkd.in/e62UB-pV Our Director General Rachel Watson explains why it’s so important for policing to work together to tackle this issue. We have also produced resources to support police complaint handlers across England and Wales:  📋guidelines for handling allegations involving discrimination: https://rb.gy/v8puhu 🧰 a toolkit for complaint handlers: https://rb.gy/hpdkjj

To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #NoExcuse, we’re raising awareness our #YouHaveAVoice campaign. If you are a woman or girl who was made to feel dismissed, uncomfortable or unsafe by the #police, you can make a complaint. If you have seen behaviour by the police that worries you, you may also have the right to make a complaint.  Our organisation has also published guidance for the police and our own staff on challenging victim blaming language, attitudes and behaviours, and from Spring 2025, training based upon this guidance will be available to our staff.  Learn more about our #YouHaveAVoice #VAWG campaign:  ▶️https://lnkd.in/evKwTa65 

 What difference did we make in 2023/24? Learn about:  📄what percentage of core investigations we completed  👩👦the number of cases where we gave specialist support to vulnerable people and children  📞how many calls and emails our contact centre received    Read our #ImpactReport  ▶ https://rb.gy/0hxien 

We've received lots of positive feedback from people about our impact on policing. Read our latest #ImpactReport to learn about the impact we’ve had on people, communities, #police accountability, and how we improve #policing. ▶️ https://rb.gy/0hxien

“We decided to deliver an IOPC workshop as part of the Industry Insight sessions as we felt it was important to support young people’s understanding of the IOPC, coupled with raising awareness and developing perspectives on policing and policing oversight in England and Wales. The Industry Insight sessions allow young people to engage with organisations and gives them the opportunity to explore future career options, and we wanted to be a part of that empowering process.” - Jonathan Williams-Young, our North West Stakeholder Engagement Officer.    Our Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Jonathan, visited Youth Leads UK’s young people and delivered a workshop about the importance of policing across the country, as well as their rights with the police. Young people were given the opportunity to ask questions about recent incidents that they were most concerned about. Jonathan spoke to them about his journey and the various pathways into his line of work. They were provided with information about opportunities at our organisation, and were even given the chance to roleplay as investigators at crime scenes to gain some practical experience.    

We believe all people should be able to have trust and confidence in the police and the police complaints system. When reporting a transphobic hate crime to the police, Jack and Trudy were left feeling vulnerable and unheard by the police in relation to their experiences and identities. Watch the video to hear about their experience contacting our organisation and throughout the complaints review process. #TransAwarenessWeek Stay tuned next week for the launch of our latest #ImpactReport

“It was great to spend time with some of the young people in the 3 E's youth project. The impact of hearing first hand their experiences, concerns, hopes and aspirations for policing is immense. The IOPC is privileged to be in a position where our work around police accountability has the power to make a real positive difference to the lives of young people and whole communities - but listening and understanding is only part of the solution. Acting on what we learn from these sessions is crucial, and it's a challenge that we must take seriously if we hope to move the dial on improving trust and confidence.” - Charmaine Arbouin, our Acting Regional Director for London Our two day youth project in Croydon, aimed to ‘Engage, Educate, Empower’ young people across London, and in doing so, increase awareness and confidence of the police complaint system within their communities. The project has run three times in London previously, and included the opportunity to hear from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers and Taser training team about the purpose and use of Tasers in policing, and discuss the barriers young people faced in complaining to the police. By creating these networks to showcase young peoples’ voices on improving policing, we have paved a path for them to go on to empower others in their communities to better understand and navigate the police complaints system. We also received great feedback from the young people who participated in the project: “The power of conversation has been really positive” “The open dialogue has been fantastic” “We have a better understanding of the system and hopefully we will be able to influence the change needed”