An MHK wants to know when the government plans to create an independent police complaints body.
Joney Faragher has tabled a question for Justice Minister Jane Poole-Wilson for the November 17 sitting of Tynwald.
The Douglas East MHK will ask Poole-Wilson when her department “intends to establish a system for investigating Isle of Man Constabulary complaints, in which all complaints are investigated at first instance by someone independent of the constabulary itself”.
Earlier this year Poole-Wilson told Tynwald the Chief Constable retained full responsibility for managing how police conduct complaints were handled.
Responding to a written question from Jason Moorhouse MHK, the minister said the Police Complaints Commissioner provided independent oversight to ensure complaints were “properly considered and handled within the statutory framework” but did not oversee the management of the process itself.
