Part 2: Police Complaints, Discipline and Inspection Chapter 2: Police Super-Complaints Section 27: Regulations about super-complaints
This section inserts new section 29C into the 2002 Act which confers a power on the Secretary of State to make further provision, by regulations (subject to the negative procedure), about how the super-complaints system will operate. In making such regulations, the Home Office would work closely with HMCIC as the person responsible for receiving a super-complaint. New section 29C(2) and (3) set out the provision that may, in particular, be made in such regulations. It is envisaged that the regulations would provide for a pre-submission process whereby a designated body would be required to enter into a dialogue with HMCIC and other relevant policing bodies prior to the formal submission of a policing super-complaint in an effort to reach an informal resolution. The regulations will also provide for the consideration of a super-complaint by a panel including representatives of HMCIC, IPCC and the College of Policing (to this end, new section 29C(3) enables regulations to confer functions on such persons). The regulations may also set out how the IPCC could treat part of a super-complaint as a Part 2 complaint (where appropriate) and a timeframe for an initial reply to the complainant from HMCIC.