PEOPLE in Yorkshire and Humberside are increasingly willing to complain about the police, according to a survey conducted for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The number of respondents who would definitely or probably complain increased by 13 per cent on the last survey in 2009, to 68 per cent. However, 82 per cent of people said they were happy or very happy with the contact they had with the police, an increase of 20 per cent.
More people said they believed the IPCC would deal with them fairly, increasing by five per cent to 88 per cent, and 70 per cent thought the IPCC would deal with a complaint impartially, an increase of one per cent.
IPCC commissioner Nicholas Long said: “These figures show an increasing willingness to complain and a confidence that if the matter is handled by the IPCC it will be dealt with fairly and impartially.
“That is pleasing, but we are not complacent and know more work needs to be done regionally and nationally to raise confidence among minority communities and young people. We will focus our efforts in the coming year in this area.”
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