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Chapter 2 - General Information
The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC)
The IPCC Secretariat
Processing of Complaints Against the Police
Role Played by the Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO)
Role Played by the IPCC
Follow-up Action Taken after Endorsement of the CAPO Reports
 
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Processing of Complaints Against the Police
 
(b) Role Played by the IPCC
 
2.7 The CAPO submits to the IPCC all investigation reports together with the related case or crime investigation files. These are scrutinized in detail by the Executive Officers of the Council Secretariat who will seek legal advice from the in-house Senior Government Counsel where necessary.
 
2.8 All CAPO reports, including the draft replies to complainants, are discussed in detail at the weekly Secretariat case conferences chaired by the Secretary, IPCC.
 
2.9 After a case conference, the Secretariat raises written comments and queries, if any, with CAPO. Where appropriate, the Secretariat also draws CAPO’s attention to inadequacies in existing Police policies, procedures and practices and proposes remedial measures.
 
2.10 The replies received from CAPO are carefully scrutinized by the Secretariat before preparing its own covering reports for consideration by the IPCC. Vetted cases are submitted to Members in batches every week.
 
2.11 IPCC Members are divided into three sub-groups to share the workload. Each sub-group comprises a Vice-chairman and five Members. Each case is studied by the respective Vice-chairman and Members. The Chairman of the IPCC examines all serious cases and any other cases submitted to him by the Secretary and/or any Vice-chairman or Member.
 
2.12 The majority of the cases are cleared by circulation of papers. However, complicated cases which involve policy implications or which cannot be resolved by correspondence between the Secretariat and CAPO are discussed at the Joint IPCC/CAPO Meetings which are chaired by the Chairman of the IPCC.
 
 
(from right to left) Dr SHUM Ping-shiu, BBS, JP, IPCC Member, Ir Edgar KWAN, IPCC Member, Hon Alan LEONG Kah-kit, SC, IPCC Member, Dr LO Wing-lok, JP, IPCC Vice-chairman, Mr Ronny WONG Fook-hum, SC, JP, Chairman of the IPCC, Mrs Annie LEUNG FOK Po-shan, IPCC Secretary, Mr YEUNG Yiu-chung, BBS, JP, IPCC Vice-chairman and Dr LO Chi-keung, BBS, IPCC Member at the Joint IPCC/CAPO Meeting.
(from right to left) Dr SHUM Ping-shiu, BBS, JP, IPCC Member, Ir Edgar KWAN, IPCC Member, Hon Alan LEONG Kah-kit, SC, IPCC Member, Dr LO Wing-lok, JP, IPCC Vice-chairman, Mr Ronny WONG Fook-hum, SC, JP, Chairman of the IPCC, Mrs Annie LEUNG FOK Po-shan, IPCC Secretary, Mr YEUNG Yiu-chung, BBS, JP, IPCC Vice-chairman and Dr LO Chi-keung, BBS, IPCC Member at the Joint IPCC/CAPO Meeting.
 
 
Joint IPCC/CAPO Meeting.
Joint IPCC/CAPO Meeting.
 
2.13 At Appendix III is a flow-chart illustrating the various steps by which complaints are examined and monitored by the IPCC.
 
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