Police Reform Act 2002 (as amended)

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The Police Reform Act 2002 (as amended) is UK legislation that overhauled police accountability and complaints systems, including establishing the statutory framework for independent oversight bodies such as the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
amendedBy Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Police and Justice Act 2006
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
appliesTo certain functions in Northern Ireland
certain functions in Scotland
police forces in England and Wales
country United Kingdom
createsBody Independent Police Complaints Commission
enables appointment of Police Community Support Officers
enablesCreationOf Independent Office for Police Conduct
establishesFrameworkFor Independent Office for Police Conduct
Independent Police Complaints Commission
independent oversight of police complaints
introducedBy Home Office NERFINISHED
jurisdiction England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
legalArea police law
public law
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
parliamentarySession 2001–2002
primaryPurpose reform of police powers and police complaints system
reform of police training and organisation
strengthening police accountability mechanisms
providesFor appeals in police complaints procedures
designation of police powers to civilians
independent investigation of serious police complaints
performance regulations for police officers
regulation of police conduct
statutory police complaints system
relatedTo Police Act 1996
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
replacedBody Police Complaints Authority
royalAssentDate 2002-07-24
shortTitle Police Reform Act 2002
status in force as amended
subjectMatter community support officers
police accreditation schemes
police collaboration
police complaints
police discipline
police misconduct procedures
police organisation
police performance
police powers
yearEnacted 2002

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Independent Office for Police Conduct
Independent Police Complaints Commission ("Police Reform Act 2002")
legalBasis
Police Reform Act 2002 ("Police Reform Act 2002")
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