One of the biggest investigations ever into the way police forces in England and Wales investigate domestic abuse allegations against their own officers has found there are “systemic deficiencies” and has recommended a series of improvements.
But a joint report by the College of Policing, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found no evidence investigations involving serving officers were conducted any differently than other domestic abuse allegations.
The report followed a so-called “super-complaint” submitted by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ).
The investigation examined several CWJ case studies, as well as 56 domestic abuse cases where allegations were made against a police officer….