Report - Northern Constabulary
- Reference:
- PCCS/00121/PF – NC
- Police Body:
- Northern Constabulary
- Date:
- 30 July 2010
- Download:
- Download Report - Northern Constabulary
The complaint dealt with in this report arises from an incident involving the applicant's son and his school headmaster. The applicant complained that an officer of Northern Constabulary, having decided that the matter should be dealt with by the local education authority, failed in his duty to undertake a police enquiry.
The Commissioner considered that Northern Constabulary dealt with the complaint in a reasonable manner.
As a learning point, the Commissioner highlighted that simply because an officer who is subject to a complaint retires from police service before the complaint is resolved, is not, in itself a reason not to investigate the complaint.