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<p>The Government intends to legislate to establish a requirement for the police and
the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to provide written notification to
the Local Policing Body and, as appropriate, other prescribed parties, when an investigation
into alleged police misconduct takes more than 12 months to complete.</p><p>A further
notification will be required every 6 months thereafter if necessary. The notification
will require the police or IOPC to provide an update on the progress of the investigation,
an estimate of when it expects the report of the investigation to be submitted, an
explanation for any delay and a summary of planned steps to bring the investigation
to a conclusion.</p><p>This is the first time that the police or IOPC will have a
statutory requirement to report on timeliness of investigations. This increased level
of scrutiny is intended to improve accountability, and greater transparency will help
to deliver further improvements in timeliness.</p>
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