ANNEX D: Information on Complaints Received by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2011/12(61) Appeals to the Commission
A complainant has the right to appeal to the IPCC if they are not happy about the way in which a police force has handled their complaint. An appeal can be made about a decision to not record a complaint case, or about the process used to conduct a local resolution. They can also appeal about the handling of a local or supervised investigation on the grounds of not being informed about the findings; the information used in the investigation; the outcome; or the decision not to refer to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
During 2011/12, 6,339 appeals were made to the IPCC about the handling of a complaint by a police force. This represented a 3% increase compared to the previous year.
There were 1,374 appeals made against the decision by police forces not to record a complaint in 2011/12.
There were 426 local resolution appeals made to the IPCC during 2011/12.
In 2011/12, the IPCC received 4,539 investigation appeals, a slight increase (2%) compared to last year.