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The group will decide on values and mission itself.

The youth panel held its first meeting on Saturday

 

The police watchdog has created a youth panel to “increase the confidence” of young people in the complaints system.

A spokesman for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the group aims to improve awareness of the IOPC as a result of feedback showing young people “have low confidence in the police complaints system and less understanding of our work.”

Social enterprise Leaders Unlocked helped recruit the 24 panel members aged 16-25 from Brighton, Newport, Birmingham, Dartford, Liverpool and Blackburn.

IOPC general director Michael Lockwood says the scheme is an “exciting opportunity” for young people to “firmly establish their voice within the IOPC.”

He said: “It is vital we bring this group on board so we can shape how we communicate with them and also ensure we are responsive to young people’s concerns.

“These young people will decide upon the values and mission of the panel themselves. I very much look forward to hearing and acting on their views.”

Leaders Unlocked director Rose Dowling said the group had worked with grassroots organisations to recruit the “highly motivated” panel.

“The panel members are from very diverse backgrounds and localities, and they will bring different perspectives to the project, yet they are all united by a common goal to make a real difference to trust and confidence in the police complaints system.

“We are very excited to see what this panel achieves over its pilot year.”

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[David + 4,981]

Oh Gawd.

[SimonT + 1,194]

I'm all for it.

Limited experience of policing and the world in general, plenty to learn, a blank canvas, the iopc clearly needs support. 

[David + 4,981]

Though there had been other issues with youth involved in the PCC role over the years, this one - whilst hardly indicative I fully accept - and aside from the role of PCC being totally unwarranted and foisted on a public who aren't really bothered anyway, this makes interesting reading here. Also interesting to note that it had been another £15,000 year from a budget that could have gone back to front-line policing rather than yet another made-up role.

 

2 hours ago, SimonT said:

Limited experience of policing and the world in general, plenty to learn, a blank canvas

Quite. It seems it's the very qualities needed to be a PCC.

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3 hours ago, SimonT said:

Limited experience of policing and the world in general, plenty to learn, a blank canvas, the iopc clearly needs support.

Not sure how that has any bearing on the nature of the process.

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2 hours ago, Pavillion said:

Not sure how that has any bearing on the nature of the process.

Not sure you understand my humour. 

[Reasonable Man + 1,251]

Though there had been other issues with youth involved in the PCC role over the years, this one - whilst hardly indicative I fully accept - and aside from the role of PCC being totally unwarranted and foisted on a public who aren't really bothered anyway, this makes interesting reading here. Also interesting to note that it had been another £15,000 year from a budget that could have gone back to front-line policing rather than yet another made-up role.
 
Quite. It seems it's the very qualities needed to be a PCC.

What's this scheme got to do with the PCC?

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A total waste of money. You cannot put an old head on young shoulders, and even ome old heads have little common sense.