Fed and IOPC row over seven year delay to misconduct hearing

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Fed and IOPC row over seven year delay to misconduct hearing

The IOPC has bit back after being blamed by the Greater Manchester Police Federation for an officer waiting seven years only to have their misconduct case thrown out within an hour.

Stu Berry, GMP Federation chair

Date - 10th November 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Stu Berry, chair of the Greater Manchester Police Federation, has called the IOPC a “significant risk to officer welfare” said a case where an PC waited seven years to be cleared of misconduct. But the watchdog has said they completed...

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