Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:30 pm on 18 December 2024.
Baroness Doocey
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Policing)
3:30,
18 December 2024
My Lords, over the last year, the IOPC has made a range of recommendations to the police about things such as strip-searching children and suspicionless stop and search. All the recommendations have been accepted by the police. Who is responsible for making sure that the recommendations that were accepted will be implemented? Will the Government publish the information so that we can all be sure that when recommendations are accepted, they are carried out in practice? As the Minister will know, this is not always the case. A lot of recommendations are accepted and then totally ignored.
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