Queries re IPCC function and its refusal to act.

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Charlotte Peters Rock

Dear Independent Police Complaints Commission,

Your web site is currently set up to destroy requests for help, since the form wipes out the request, so that it cannot even be reprinted.

1. Is this a deliberate action on the part of the IPCC to shut down complaints - as South Yorkshire Police Force also shuts down complaints by refusing to deal with them?

2. Also, why does the IPCC refuse to investigate complaints which are put to it? Is this - for instance - no more thatn a 'desk-clearing' exercise?

As a third point perhaps I can ask why, since you have stated in respose to my previous questions (PJ/100664 - Philip Johnston (if that's a real name)) that 'the IPCC has no remit to require the police to undertake criminal investigations', perhaps I can now ask:

3. Who has the remit to require that the police should undertake criminal investigations'?

4. What possible remit could the IPCC have, if it is not to 'require that the police should undertake criminal investigations into pre-meditated murder' - as in the case of Ralph Winstanley?

5. You state, in the answer to my previous questions (PJ/100264) that "the IPCC has not undertaken any investigation of the Chief Constable, Meredydd Hughes, and his senior officers.' Perhaps I can ask why not, since they have refused, over more than 7 (seven) years to undertake any formal investigation into the very well documented (to Senior Officers) pre-meditated murder of Ralph Winstanley - of which the IPCC has been informed?

6. I wish to make a formal request (FOIA/DPA)for all documents which exist at the IPCC, in respect of my father's family's original request that the IPCC should act to investigate this matter. You can check with my sister, Linda Kirby that she agrees that they should be released to me.

7. In respect of your previous answer (PJ/1002664) that 'We understand that the inquest found that Mr Winstanley died of natural causes', I wish to know why such a startling conclusion - in view of the very full documentary evidence supplied both to South Yorkshire Police and to supposed Assistant Deputy Coroner, Paul Kelly (who seems never to have acted previous to this fiasco) the IPCC would refuse to formally enqire into the facts of this case?

That is particularly startling in view of the Pathologist's assurance to us, that my father did not have anything other than very mild bronchial pneumonia, and was not being treated in any case with any antibiotic. Also, she stated that he had no sign of the stated 'terminal oesophageal cancer' which we had been assured 'was killing him' - and of which his body and actions showed no sign.

8. In view of your previous statements in response to my questions, can you also please confirm that the IPCC does not act under the auspices or instructions of any of HM Coroners or of any senior police officers, Police Forces or other police or government organisations?

9. Where the police - at senior level - have refused to act, what juresdiction does the IPCC have to ensure that the police acts according to its remit to ensure public safety, by acting on evidence submitted to its senior officers?

10. If the IPCC has no remit in the matter at '9' above, can you please inform me who does have such a remit?

11. Can you please inform me of the remit of the IPCC, since it seems not to be to ensure a lack of corruption within the ranks of our Paid Police Force Officers.

12. Can you please tell me how many complaints have been made to the IPCC over the last 8 years (annual figures) in respect of South Yorkshire Police a)actions and b)non-actions?

13. Of those complaints, how many have been successfully resolved by the IPCC (or police)?

14. Of those complaints, how many have just been rejected - and for what reason - by the IPCC?

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte Peters Rock

Charlotte Peters Rock

Dear Independent Police Complaints Commission,

The law states that this matter should have been responded adequately by today. I would be grateful for your response.

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte Peters Rock

!FOI Requests,

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Dear Ms Peters Rock,
I note that the request on this whatdotheyknow.com web page is identical to your request at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/qu... which you also made on 27th August 2011. The IPCC's response to that request is attached.

Philip Johnston
Directorate of Business Services
Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
90 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BH
W: 020 7166 3000
F: 020 7166 3163

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Charlotte Peters Rock

Dear !FOI Requests,
Not sure what happened to duplicate.. ?

Yours sincerely,

Charlotte Peters Rock