Independent Police Complaints Commission

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was a non-departmental public body in England and Wales responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made against police forces in England and Wales.

This article is about the British agency. For the agency in Hong Kong, see Independent Police Complaints Council. For other similarly named organisations, see List of police complaints authorities.

Independent Police Complaints Commission
AbbreviationIPCC
PredecessorPolice Complaints Authority
SuccessorIndependent Office for Police Conduct
Formation1 April 2004 (2004-04-01)
Dissolved8 January 2018 (2018-01-08)
Legal statusNon-departmental public body
PurposeComplaints about the English and Welsh police forces
Location
  • London and five regional offices
Region served
England and Wales
Membership
12 commissioners
Chair
Anne Owers
Main organ
The Commission
Parent organization
Home Office
Websitewww.ipcc.gov.uk

On 8 January 2018, the IPCC was replaced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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