Ian Balbi

Head of Policy ||

Criminal Justice ||

Workforce ||

Linguist ||

All views expressed are my own.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@piershewitt Love this, great video Piers.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@piershewitt 😂 this is gold, Piers.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

This year's police misconduct stats are out - the most comprehensive yet!

https://t.co/JzxWYdK2rJ

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales @andygeorgeni @NBPAUK @apavoices @AssocPCCs Just to flag, officers cannot be prevented from resigning/retiring anymore...

[Cabinet Office @cabinetofficeuk]

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[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales @EGoldLdn Same as misconduct panel reports - where published it's for a period of no less than 28 days.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales The article/quote is also incorrect Gavin. It says that Chiefs will have a right of appeal following PAT decisions - that's wrong, they won't. Chiefs will (subject to legislation) have a right of appeal TO the PAT, following misconduct panel decisions.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@andygeorgeni @NBPAUK The duty is on the individual and appointing body. As per now, breach of the procedures is grounds for appeal to the PAT.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

The first tranch of dismissals review legislation - which amends the composition of misconduct panels - was laid in Parliament yesterday:

https://t.co/vX0O1PPkzJ

[HMICFRS @HMICFRS]

💭 What is a police super-complaint?

👇 We explore the super-complaints system, including who they can be made about and why the system is important in addition to other policing complaints systems.

@CollegeofPolice | @policeconduct

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@CaPLO_DaveH To be determined Dave. The Bill is the enabling power - the detail will be in amends to the PAT Rules in due course.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

Are you sighted on the Criminal Justice Bill?

On integrity, the Bill includes a provision to enable a right of appeal for Chiefs to the Police Appeals Tribunal (and for PCCs where the officer concerned is a Chief).

Commons Second Reading was last week:

https://t.co/jtxWOh4xBb

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@EGoldLdn @EGoldLdn No, there's no provision for the DG to appeal - it's limited to the Chief, as the head of the respective workforce (or PCC in circs described).

[Police Oracle @Police_Oracle]

Changes to misconduct regulations to be rolled out in three stages

https://t.co/mZGe1bOsCE

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales Anytime 🙂

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales Put on your other post Gavin but yes panel decision on a majority. So yes wrong to assert it's an LQC decision - and it's possible the LQC could be out-voted.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales Decisions are made by the panel on a majority basis (r.41(17) of the Conduct Regs 2020.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

@gmhales @AndrewKersley @BylineTimes @policeconduct Also important to understand the breakdown of complaints e.g. what proportion of complaints are service recovery vs special procedures.

Worth noting that forces are already required by law to refer the most serious allegations to the IOPC under the mandatory referral criteria.

[Ian Balbi @IanBalbi]

As always an incredibly helpful summary by @EGoldLdn on the discharge of a probationary officer under r.13 following a misconduct hearing.

[Elliot Gold @EGoldLdn]

A chief constable acted lawfully in dismissing a probationary constable where a gross misconduct hearing had earlier given them a final written warning: R (Barnes) v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2023] EWHC 2737 (Admin). https://t.co/P9DCf76LzG. /1