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Complaints about a Police Investigation

Complaining about the Police

The police are involved in the investigation of Work-Related Deaths and are obliged to follow the "Protocol of Liaison on Work-Related Deaths". To read about the role of the police in the investigation of work-related manslaughter, click here.

You may have concerns about the following sorts of issues:

the police have not undertaken an investigation, when you think they should have;
the investigation undertaken by the police has, in your view, not been sufficiently thorough or rigorous;
the police have failed to keep you sufficiently informed of their investigation;
the police are unwilling to undertake further inquiries despite your request

It always best to try and resolve your concerns by first raising the issues with senior officers of the police.

We would suggest if you have a concern of this kind, that you should contact us for advice over the matter and assistance in resolving the issues with the relevant police force. We have experience in doing this in numerous occasions. Click Here for our contact details. Click here for details of our Advice Service.

However, if you do not wish to contact us, we would suggest that you wrote directly to the Head of CID of the relevant police force.

If you are not satisfied with the response, then you can complain to the Police Complaints Authority

Police Complaints Authority
The PCA is an independent body set up by the Government to oversee public complaints against police officers in the 43 police services in England and Wales, plus the National Crime Squad, National Criminal Intelligence Service, British Transport, Ministry of Defence, Port of Liverpool, Port of Tilbury, Royal Parks and UKAEA police.

The PCA can investigate complaints made by members of the public.

We would suggest contacting us first before making a complaint. However, you can write directly to the Police Complaints Authority at the following Address:

Police Complaints Authority,
10 Great George Street,
London
SW1P 3AE.

You can contact them directly on: 020 7273 6450

Or you can e-mail them

Click here to see the PCA Website

Page last updated on June 9, 2003