The Latest Breaking News from the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Five Met police officers charged with GBH over hospital restraining incident

Breaking: Charges follow probe by IOPC into incident where man detained under the Mental Health Act was restrained by police

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2025

OPINION - I'm a former Detective Chief Inspector. This is what's going wrong at The Met

You must have heard this week’s horrifying new stats by now. Knife attacks in London have risen by 86 per cent in a decade. As a former Detective Chief Inspector at The Met, I am well placed to help explain how we’ve witnessed such a catastrophic increase.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

Man with ‘chainsaw and gas mask’ shot by police who ‘feared gun or bomb’

The man refused to leave a house and armed officers were deployed, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over alleged sexual offences

The PPS in Northern Ireland also said Will Kerr will not face charges relating to an allegation of misconduct in public office.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

Family of man stabbed to death pay tribute to ‘gentle giant’

Leicestershire Police have made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in connection with the death of Louis Howard.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Man shot dead by armed officers at station was carrying a knife, police say

Officers were called to Milton Keynes railway station after reports of a man carrying a gun.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Pedestrian killed in collision involving police car

Birmingham Police said they are liaising with the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

No misconduct case for officers who tried to ‘deflect blame’ after Hillsborough

Families bereaved by the stadium disaster in Sheffield in 1989 have been sent a letter from the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Man who died on M4 had been accused online by ‘child protection team’

Man had been arrested but not charged after claims he attempted to engage in sexual activity during a livestreamed video

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Manhunt over after murder suspect arrested

Paul Antony Butler, 53, was located and arrested in the Liskeard area of Cornwall, which is around 20 miles from Plymouth.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025