Time limit on police conduct investigations

Early day motion 136, tabled 27 May 2021 by Ian Mearns (Labour). Signed by 18 members.

That this House notes that justice delayed is justice denied; further notes the incredible work of police officers in ensuring the safety of this House and in communities in every constituency; notes the right of members of the public to make complaints against individual officers where perceived wrongdoing has occurred; recognises the damage a lengthy and un-ending investigation can have on the health and well-being of individual officers, their families and colleagues and the incredible cost to the taxpayer of salaries of officers under investigation who very often are found to be innocent; recognises the need for investigations to be conducted in a comprehensive but the most efficient way possible; supports the Police Federation of England and Wales Time Limits Campaign for the need for a limit on the length of time an investigation can take, save for the most exceptional circumstances; and calls on the Government to introduce legislation establishing a time limit on these investigations as a matter of urgency.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 2, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1.