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Terrible 'service' - clearly in cahoots with the police. I had several complaints about my investigation under which I was held for 17 months. Misconduct was rife and I was treated in a way - by the i... See more
Another organisation funded by the taxpayers. Like the police, anyone working here they know they have a job for life, good salary, excellent pension and they don't give damn about you and your fam... See more
The change a name of thus useless organisation almost every year but nothing happens of changing names of course)) This is the panel which must be a third party between the police and individual i... See more
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ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT AS SIN!!!!
ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT AS SIN!!!!
DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE!!!!!!!
I WASTED 9 MONTHS OF MY LIFE FILING COMPAINTS THROUGH MY LOCAL POLICE CONSTABULARY AND THEN THE IOPC ONLY TO HAVE MY PERFECTLY VALID COMPLAINT WHITEWASHED, IGNORED AND DISMISSED AT EVERY SINGLE STEP!!!!
AFTER WAITING MONTHS FOR A REVIEW THE IOPC DID NOT EVEN ADDRESS MY COMPLAINT!!!!!!
INSEAD THEY FOCUSSED SOLELY ON SOME BAD LANGUAGE I USED MONTHS EARLIER IN A COMPLAINT TO MY LOCAL CONSTABULARY!!!!
THE IOPC HAS NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER FOR US TO APPEAL FALSE, OR TOTALLY WRONG, IDIOTIC DECISIONS!!!!
IT'S A SYSTEM DESIGNED SOELLY TO PROCESS PEOPLE AND THEIR COMPLAINTS - TO GRIND YOU DOWN WITH MONTHS AND MONTHS OF WAITING AND CONSTANT, REPEATED, NEVER ENDING DISMISSALS AND REFUSALS.
IF YOU STICK IT ALL OUT AND KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOUR RIGHTS - 9 MONTHS LATER YOU END UP WITH AN ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT IOPC WHO SIMPLY SAYS
"NOT UPHELD, GO AWAY, END OF MATTER, NO APPEAL POSSIBLE"
ITS AN ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, DELIBERATE, CORRUPT FAKE FALSE FACADE OF AN ORGANISATION - JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PUBLIC FACING BODY IN THIS ROTTEN COUNTRY.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME, MONTHS OF YOUR LIFE, YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR MENTAL WELLNESS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORGANISATION
THE ORGANISATION IS TTOALLY, UTTERLY AND COMPLETELY ROTTEN!!!!!!
IT IS ALL FAKE!!!!!!!
IT IS NOT REAL!!!!!!
IT IS A FAKE, FALSE FACADE THAT IS STANDING ONLY TO GIVE EVERYDAY PEOPLE A FALSE IMPRESSION OF HOPE!!!!
THE REALITY IS - YOU HAVE ZERO RIGHTS!!!!!!
YOUR RIGHTS AND YOU CAN AND WILL BE IGNORED, TRODDEN ON, HARASSED, INSULTED, ASSAULTED, UNFAIRLY ARRESTED.... AND THERE IS NO REAL PUBLIC BODY TO OFFER HELP
THE IOPC IS A 100 FALSE, TOITALLY CORRUPT INSTITUTION.
THE SENIOR PEOPLE EMPLOYED AT THIS DISGUSTING ORGANISATION NEED TO BE IMPRISOND!!!!]
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT, ROTTEN, DEPRAVED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMMITING FRAUD ON A NATIONAL SCALE - FRAUD THAT IS COSTONG EVRY SINGLE PERSON INTHIS COUNTRY THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS!!!!!!
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POLICE - DO NOT FILE COMPLAINTS QWITH YOUR LOCAL CONSTABULARY AND THE TOTALLY CORRUPT IOPC!!!!!!
IT IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MANY MONTHS OF YOUR LIFE!!!!!
TAKE THEM TO COURT INSTEAD!!!!!!! FILE A CIVIL CASE IN COURT AGAINST THE POLICE AND TAKE YOUR ISSUES THERE - AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOME TINY, MINUTE CHANCE OF GETTING A FAIR HEARING!!!!!
AT THE IOPC YOU HAVE ABSOLUTEY ZERO CHANCE OF A FAIR HEARING!!!!!
T IS AN ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT, ROTTEN, CESSPIT THAT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE!!!!!
AVOID THIS DESPICABLE CESSPIT AT ALL COSTS!!!!!
IMPRISON THE FRAUDULENT, ABUSIVE, CORRUPT, CRIMINAL VERMIN RATS THAT RUN THIS PLACE!!!!!
It has to be zero star
It has to be zero star. Like other organisations they are just there to keep each other covered. I have been left with life changing injuries including one directly caused by the police and others indirectly. The level of misconduct I have come across is shocking. The only things the police is good at doing is stalking and slandering.
Terrible 'service'
Terrible 'service' - clearly in cahoots with the police. I had several complaints about my investigation under which I was held for 17 months. Misconduct was rife and I was treated in a way - by the investigating officer - in which I should have received a substantial payout from the police. Out of those several complaints, one was dealt with for which they provided meagre, mendacious information. There was no effort whatsoever to resolve my case, which was one of being maltreated by my investigating officer who clearly wanted to charge me and most probably because he had ulterior motives.
The IOPC, joke of an organisation
The IOPC seem to be just as incompetent as this shower of 💩 Police Force. I was badly assulted in hospital for 3 nights and they did absolutely nothing. The guy even admitted it, but said he thought I was going to hit him, so he punched me..... what an absolute pile of garbage... Do you know what, I resent the Police now, more than the piece of sh!t that hit me. They are just a bunch of idiots in uniforms, and think they deserve respect.... IOPC 🤣🤣🤣🤣 what a joke of an organisation. I mean look at the score .... says it all!!!! Sack the lot of them. No response from my complaint whatsoever ... Lazzzzzy!
Iopc and police are the same
Iopc and police are the same, despicable, atrocious and abusing a person's data.
2 in 1 with a different uniform, they are just as bad and go behind my back to others who them dismiss me, but welcomed me before the iopc.
Truly atrocious and horrendously ridiculously unhealthy to man. Making a complaint, you experience the same atrocious behaviour like the abusive police.
What is their purpose, be kept be squealers for the police and avoid taking action. 2 heads and 1 body of institutional neglect of duty.
Iopc and police are criminals that will abuse you and tarnish your good name, while screaming to get prior help. 2022 complaint goes no where.
Incompetent horrid creatures I chose to have nothing to do with. Iopc like police have no work ethic expect to suit their own narcassitic minds of distruction.
Told i would be contacted, subsequently ignored…
After being lied to and ignored by the police, I contacted IOPC.
Gave all the relevant information and was told I would hear back within 28 days.
It has been months, never heard from them and WYP closed my complaint by further lying, and choosing to apply the law in different ways to different groups of people
Complete waste of time and effort..
Complete waste of time and effort... seriously just don't bother. They will look for an angle to side with police.
They write automatically reply
They write automatically reply, someone contact with me in few days... It's already 22days nobody contact with me so I decided to call there....
They wtite line is open to 4o clock
I call from. 15 nobody dont pick up phone to 4. 1h.... On line
Wasted time for this complains, I think they are work with police together
Another organisation funded by the…
Another organisation funded by the taxpayers.
Like the police, anyone working here they know they have a job for life, good salary, excellent pension and they don't give damn about you and your family.
Like the police they have full immunity and can continue with impunity.
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In 2024,2025 and 2026 I wrote.................
In 2024 I wrote.
Office of Indolent Pointless Clowns
They certainly do not appear to be Independent.
They certainly do have an Office.
They certainly do not oversee the Police
and
they certainly allow poor conduct by the Police Forces.
As soon as anybody starts to fill in one of the 'Report a Complaint Forms' they are onto a loser as the Police Force you are complaining about know that the IOPC are a comedy outfit and can ignore you. Please then don't attempt an 'Appeal' as these Goons won't even reply.
In 2025 I wrote.
A pointless and powerless Organisation.
Here we are over a year later and I am still without a resolution to my Complaint against the Avon and Somerset Police. The system is absolutely hopeless as all the IOPC actually does is take down the details of any complaint and then sends it all directly to the subject Force to investigate themselves. As the system is woefully corrupt it simply allows that Force to cover its failings. The system is totally corrupt ineffective and abuse of the General Public.
The IOPC is basically just one big sop and a scandalous waste of our time and money.
....................... in 2026.
Nothing has changed.
Shame on you
On phone just now just like police the victims don’t matter just the criminals shame on you reivews say it all corruption
This is biggest home office money scam…
This is biggest home office money scam in the country.Totally useless a waste of time complaining even if you have the video evidence and multiple witnesses. No matter the complaint they dont even bother to investigate ignore you calls give false information. They are their to protect the police from accountability and criminal acts. I still have all the evidence that proves GMP are liars and criminals. I explained I had he evidence and the written threat from the police officer who came back to my address and none of it matters. Yet we fund this useless organisation to help us and its a complete joke. If I could afford to pay a solicitor and took what I have to court no normal person wouldn't see I was a victim of police brutality and property damage and being lied to as its all on tape from the CCTV in my building. The building manager saw it and complained as well but was ignored. I am collecting the disc and posting it on Youtube so these officers might one day be held accountable .
Impossible to contact by phone, useless & toothless.
Impossible to contact by phone, put on hold for 1 hour until I gave up. A complaint I made 3 years ago about police misconduct wasn't even answered by the police. This company is useless & toothless. The text boxes only allow 1200 words & my complaint is over 2000 words as it's such a complex complaint about police incompetence, negligence & apathy over a long period & the most ridiculous excuses & patronising contact from local police.
Corrupt corrupt corrupt.
Corrupt. It wasn't until I had to deal with IOPC that I realized just how corrupt they are. They are most definitely NOT 100% independant of the police. They had written evidence that stated quite clearly of wrongdoing by the police yet sided with the police and stated that no wrong doing had occurred. Written evidence ffs!!! What are we to do when even the people we should be able to go to for help and justice are as corrupt as the police we are complaining about. The IOPC is not fit for purpose. After issues like this with police and IOPC we have absolutely zero faith in them. Would not call on them for anything in the future. I was and still am a victim that was not given the justice that quite clearly was deserved. Disgusting.
Have no powers
They said they don’t deal with officers breaking the law and have no legal powers to review it. They investigate if an officer has raped or murdered someone but cannot do anything legal.
I asked what it is they do and the woman went silent for 10 minutes and I was like hello what are you doing and she said I am choosing to stay silent rather than answer your question about what we deal with and I can’t tell you what we do
Corrupt
Corrupt refer the case back to Police force who are responsible for the many abuses suffered which in my case was Leicestershire Police who reconstruct events to benefit their own officers. They will always protect their own.
I asked for help with these and told me…
I asked for help with these and told me I didn not fit the bill .so ide been arrested on false ligations then wos subject to having clothes taken off me my mobile phone wich had evidence on there for behalf of myself but the police took it also after having past problems with the police taking into account the police knew that I should not have been there and then a second time being at the police station the whole thing wos false arrested again and still I’ve been co operative to my best bit still the police have simply not listened to my stait of events that one person and the police have now put me in such depressing stait I’ve tryed to reach out with the police commission !!! And they say my story doesn’t got what they do .But erm Isn’t it why you actualy excise or is just comply hassle Ithink hassle taking into account this what ever it is it’s not for Jo public citizens advise would do a miles better job
A complete waste of time and money…
A complete waste of time and money don’t upheld any review this is why police are not disciplined properly and any review goes in the police favour iopc is a corrupt organisation that allows police officers to get away with anything iopc puts public second not worth bothering with iopc don’t waste your time they cover up the police every time
Suicide, arrested4 public nuisance, IOPC sided with police
The IOPC said " they're ok with the police officers behaviour 2 arrest me knowing I had only attempted suicide, in a non public space" This is my review, hoping to raise awareness about the lack of support and accountability I had received from the IOPC and west midlands police complaints team.
On 11/10/2024 I called my mental health team to tell them I wasn't coping, and I wanted to end my life. I was in a rural area, alone, with no people in my presence, a little distance near a park. UK. What I didn't know was the crisis team had called the ambulance, police in concern for my welfare.
Sadly I harmed myself by drinking harmful chemicals. Soon a police officer turned up. I had seen this white male officer yesterday. I had previously been on a 136, mental health section with him in A&E.
This male officer alone attends to me alone in the woods. Blue eyes, blonde hair.
I begged for his help. Trying not to be sick blood on him. The ambulance turned up and walked 2 the same hidden entry I was in, and watched him closely stand by me in the woods with this one officer.
The gentleman doesn't 136 me, he doesn't help me.
He arrests me for public nuisance. I cry and say I'm never going to call for help again, as I was traumatised by what had happened. I asked the officer why had I been arrested in the van and he said because I call 999 too much.
The ambulance said to the officer who had arrested me, she didn't call 999. It was her mental health team. My dad saw the ambulance and aided 2 my side. My elderly dad ran 2 me, cried, spoke with the police officer who had arrested me to try to help him understand that I needed to be in hospital, since I have 2yr suicide history, not being mentally well.
I was compliant and calm but was crying my heart out.
When I was in the ambulance van the police officer who had arrested me, left me in the ambulance van alone and didn't come back, didn't inform me were he was going. Leaving me in tight handcuffs. I attended the hospital first and then after the police custody station. The custody documented I had bruising to my wrists.
The police arrest for public nuisance was dropped immediately within 2 hrs!
When I complained to the police about the events, I provided 2 year phone records, to the complaints team showing evidently I had NEVER called 999, and multiple charities text messages printsreens showing they called 999 in concern for my welfare. Went thru the complaints process.
The complaints team wmp shocked me and wrote in a summary report that I had a knife/blades/glass on 11/10/2024. I was never arrested for having a knife/blades on 11/10/2024.
The complaints team also "alleged" in paperwork I had called 999 myself, 52 times in 2023-2024. Even though I handed evidence showing I didn't call 999.
Never got an apology off IOPC or WMP
My witnesses, the ambulance staff made medical documents/accounts to what happened that day, documenting in their own words" I had attempted suicide and was immediately arrested for public nuisance..."
My solicitor advised me to sue.
Previous the day before, on 10/11/2024 I was with the same male white officer who arrested me. I was talking to female officer and he interrupted unprompted/out of the blue and threatened me to arrest me, looked up from his police phone and said he didn't like me. I was scared for my life. This was in the hospital. Children's room.
Took it to the IOPC, they were very rude to me. Explained to me that they didn't believe the officer who had arrested me had done anything wrong on 11/10/2024. The IOPC didn't even cross reference to check the false allegations made against me by west midlands police. It's easy to prove, I was never arrested for having a knife on 11/10/2024 as the police have official documents...
The IOPC never approached my witnesses for their accounts, ambulance crew, my family. There was little communication with the IOPC when assigned a complaints officer at IOPC.
The IOPC said there is NO need or action for learning or improvement for the police to conduct/do.
The IOPC felt in my opinion like it was a service who was siding on the police no matter what evidence, witnesses I had.
I raised concerns to the IOPC that this was a failure in safeguarding, and a series of failures as no one consulted with the vulnerability desk to know if I was a vulnerable adult in need. I wasn't even in a public space, least restrictive options were not considered.
I'm a young mixed raced lady early 20's who's volunteers, loves her community but is now too traumatized to be apart of her community today.
And even though I saved some1's life when they wanted 2 take their own life in a public place, roads blocked off, fire van, ambulance 3 months after, I'm still scared to call 999 for help.
Truly let down by the IOPC.
GirlUK55
The IOPC are in my opinion are negative…
The IOPC are in my opinion are negative biased and do NOT make honest reviews outcomes. pretty much on the police's side, no matter what.
The IOPC didn't ask for my witnesses to help me for my right to review.
Even though IOPC case worker are supposed to ask for the evidence that you have/give you the opportunity to do this.
The IOPC didn't comment on the medical documents that supported my points to enable me to apply for my right to review
The IOPC didn't check any of the documents that the police had sent in the summary report, and did not cross reference check the false points the police had made.
IOPC way or the high way
Made a complaint, but knowing them it won't go anywhere.
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