Independent Police Complaints Council

Independent Police Complaints Council
獨立監察警方處理投訴委員會
Independent body overview
Formed1986 (1986)
Preceding agencies
  • Police Complaints Committee
  • UMELCO Police Group
JurisdictionHong Kong
Headquarters10/F China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road
Wan Chai
Annual budgetHK$95.9 million
(2019–20)[1]
Independent body executive
Websitewww.ipcc.gov.hk
Independent Police Complaints Council
Traditional Chinese獨立監察警方處理投訴委員會
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDuhk laahp gāam chaat gíng fōng chyú léih tàuh sou wái yùhn wúi
JyutpingDuk6 laap6 gaam1 caat3 ging2 fong1 cyu2 lei5 tau4 sou3 wai2 jyun4 wui2

The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is a civilian body of the Government of Hong Kong, part of the two-tier system in which the Hong Kong Police Force investigates complaints made by the public against its members and the IPCC monitors those investigations.

The IPCC acts as an independent body to monitor the review by the Complaints Against Police Office (CAPO) of complaints against members of the Police Force. Unlike CAPO, which is a unit of the police force, the IPCC is a civilian body not linked with the police that reports directly to the office of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. There have been criticisms in LegCo that the IPCC has limited monitoring power.[2]

  1. ^ "Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2020" (PDF). The 2019–20 Budget. Hong Kong Government. 2019.
  2. ^ Police complaints system – Government press release quoting reply by the Secretary for Security in LegCo, 14 Jan 9