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So instead of stopping No 10 parties or investigating them so a certain commissioner can keep her job, they get referred to the IOPC.
No
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...legations.html
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the misconduct watchdog over allegations officers failed to step in and shut down 'lockdown-breaching' parties in and around Downing Street - and then didn't investigate them properly later.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb wrote to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to raise concerns over the reported event on December 18 2020 and the lack of an investigation.
The force has now replied to confirm her complaint has been split into two parts.
Lady Jones had said there is a 'case to answer' for the Met 'aiding and abetting a criminal offence, or deliberately failing to enforce the law in favour of Government politicians and their staff' due to the 'extensive' police presence in Downing Street.
Acting Detective Chief Superintendent Tony O'Sullivan, directorate of professional standards, told the Green Party peer in a letter: 'I have referred your complaint to the Independent Office for Police Conduct given that you effectively allege misconduct in public office by MPS police officers.
'The IOPC will now make a determination as to whether the complaint needs to be investigated and if so, how.'
An IOPC spokesperson said: 'We can confirm that, on Friday December 17, we received a referral from the Metropolitan Police Service of a complaint about an alleged party at Downing Street in December 2020.
'We are assessing it to determine what, if any, further action may be required from us.
So instead of stopping No 10 parties or investigating them so a certain commissioner can keep her job, they get referred to the IOPC.
No
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...legations.html
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the misconduct watchdog over allegations officers failed to step in and shut down 'lockdown-breaching' parties in and around Downing Street - and then didn't investigate them properly later.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb wrote to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to raise concerns over the reported event on December 18 2020 and the lack of an investigation.
The force has now replied to confirm her complaint has been split into two parts.
Lady Jones had said there is a 'case to answer' for the Met 'aiding and abetting a criminal offence, or deliberately failing to enforce the law in favour of Government politicians and their staff' due to the 'extensive' police presence in Downing Street.
Acting Detective Chief Superintendent Tony O'Sullivan, directorate of professional standards, told the Green Party peer in a letter: 'I have referred your complaint to the Independent Office for Police Conduct given that you effectively allege misconduct in public office by MPS police officers.
'The IOPC will now make a determination as to whether the complaint needs to be investigated and if so, how.'
An IOPC spokesperson said: 'We can confirm that, on Friday December 17, we received a referral from the Metropolitan Police Service of a complaint about an alleged party at Downing Street in December 2020.
'We are assessing it to determine what, if any, further action may be required from us.
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