The Latest Breaking News from Independent Office for Police Conduct

Former Thames Valley Police officer pleads guilty to misconduct in public office

Oliver Perry-Smith will be sentenced on April 29.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Man who died after Range Rover crashed in police chase is named

Paul Parker, 40, died after failing to stop and ended up in a field

Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2022

Former Met detective barred from policing after relationship with abuse victim

Joseph Gilligan resigned from the Met in February 2021.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Met officers charged with sharing 'racist and misogynistic' messages with killer Wayne Couzens

It follows a nine month Independent Office for Police Conduct (IPOC) investigation into WhatsApps between April and August 2019.

Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022

Three Met officers charged over Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens’ WhatsApp group

The alleged offences took place on a WhatsApp group chat

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2022

Caroline Flack’s mother sparks reinvestigation of police complaint

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has instructed the Metropolitan Police to reinvestigate one aspect of an old complaint.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Misogyny in police forces: understanding and fixing 'cop culture'

The Metropolitan Police are under fire after an official investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) revealed details of officers exchanging discriminatory and misogynistic messages. These included discussions about hitting and raping women, with reference to specific female colleagues, which officers involved dismissed as “banter”.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2022

Evening Standard Comment: The Metropolitan Police must get its house in order

The fallout from Operation Hotton, the Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into behaviour at Charing Cross police station, is far from over.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Racist, sexist and homophobic messages exchanged by Met Police officers exposed

The Independent Office for Police Conduct watchdog published the ‘shocking’ material found as part of an investigation into a now disbanded team.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Force refers itself to police watchdog after teen deaths

Dorset Police made the referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a boy and a girl were found dead at a Bridport beauty spot.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022