Federation reaction to IPCC Annual Report

21 July 2008

 
Responding to the IPCC report on deaths during or after police contact published today, Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:

“We welcome the recorded reduction in deaths following or during police contact. This is in some part due to our sustained demand for better ongoing training for all police officers and the establishment of a culture of learning from mistakes, rather a witch-hunt to apportion blame.

“Deaths during or following police contact not only cause devastation for the families left behind but also greatly affect those police officers involved. It’s far too simplistic to just look at the headline figures. Every statistic tells a different story, and regrettably, sometimes there are circumstances when a member of the public loses their life despite the officers involved doing everything in their power to prevent the tragedy occurring in the first instance.”

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