Criminal Justice Bill 2023 - Written evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Abstract

Imposing a duty on to the College of Policing to introduce a code of practice about ethical policing, which must include a duty on chief officers to take actions to secure that their
officers act ethically and, in particular, “in an open a transparent way” (clause 73).

Question to answer: The Bill would require the College of Policing to introduce a code of practice on ethical policing, which must include a “duty of candour”. What impact would this have on the protection of human rights, particularly the investigative obligations under Article 2 ECHR (the right to life)?