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Citizens who believe that the police have exceeded their powers can complain to the police authorities. Any complaint that has been made about a conduct of a police officer must be recorded.
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Citizens who believe that the police have exceeded their powers can complain to the police authorities. Any complaint that has been made about a conduct of a police officer must be recorded. The type of complaints that have been made determines how it is dealt with, although the police are under a duty to take steps to obtain or preserve any evidence that would be relevant to the complaint. If the complaint were of a minor incident then the matter would be dealt with informally, and if the complaint is proved, then the individual who made the complaint will receive an apology. However, if disciplinary action is thought to be needed then the police force concerned with the incident should investigate the matter, but if it involves a high ranking officer, then the investigation would be carried out by another police force. The PCA is an independent body set up by...
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