Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the terms of reference for the review of investigatory arrangements which follow police use of force and police driving related incidents 2023, published on 24 October 2023, what assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of the length of time provided for responses and (b) the potential impact of that length of time on the number of submissions that will be received.
It is critical that the review is carried out at pace to ensure the clarity and confidence of both officers and the public in the investigatory system relating to police use of force and police driving related incidents.
Given the urgent need for this review, the Government believes that the timeframe which we have allowed for gathering evidence from a wide range of stakeholders is appropriate.
Officials are proactively engaging a wide range of organisations in relation to the issues covered by the Terms of Reference, to ensure a balanced evidence base underpins the reviews’ findings.