Experts have condemned the Queensland government for failing to fulfil a landmark recommendation to stop police investigating their own staff, 20 months after it was handed down.
the Queensland government for failing to fulfil a landmark recommendation to stop police investigating their own staff,the commission of inquiry into how Queensland Police Service responds to domestic violence was to set up an independent integrity unit by May to investigate all complaints against police.
The inquiry heard the CCC retains oversight of less than 10 per cent of allegations against QPS members, referring 90 per cent of matters back to the police for internal investigation. She said it seemed unlikely the Queensland government would establish the recommendation before it goes into caretaker mode ahead of the state election in October.A report into Queensland police responses to domestic violence finds a "failure of leadership" within the service and a culture that went "unchecked" for years, recommending the state government establish a police integrity unit to handle police complaints.
There's been little information since and the Office of the Independent Implementation Supervisor , headed by Cathy Taylor, did not respond to requests for comment."It was set out on the commission report. They were given a structure and recommendations about how the police integrity unit should work," she said."The really strange thing is that there does not appear to be any explanation for the refusal to take action," he said.
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