Commentary Inspection and oversight Section 30: Complaints and misconduct
127.Sections 30(1) to (3) amend section 41 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (power to confer functions on the Independent Police Complaints Commission (“the IPCC) in respect of the exercise of immigration and asylum functions), to expand the functions which the Secretary of State may confer on the IPCC. The amendments provide that the IPCC may carry out investigations in relation to the exercise of specified immigration and asylum enforcement functions by contractors and in relation to the exercise of customs functions by (a) designated customs officials and officials of the Secretary of State, (b) the Director and any person exercising functions of the Director and (c) contractors providing services pursuant to arrangements relating to the discharge of the functions referred to in (a) or (b). The functions may be conferred on the IPCC by the Secretary of State making regulations under the existing provision in the Police and Justice Act 2006, as amended by this section.