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Protesters call to replace IPCC

Family Campaigns United by Peter MarshallProtesters have called for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to be replaced with a new body. They demonstrated outside the central London office of the IPCC, which they claim is dominated by former police officers.

Campaign4Justice claims the IPCC failed to deal with their cases fairly. The IPCC accepted “the current system does not always meet the needs of the public”.

Commons Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz has said they will hold an inquiry into the powers and future of the police watchdog.

Campaigners say a third of the watchdog’s investigators are former police officers, and therefore “there is no independence in it”.

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Cops pledge CCTV in police vans after campaign

CCTV VAN DRIVERLondon’s Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe has announced his intention to install CCTV cameras in all police cars and vans. 

This has been a demand of the families of those who have died in police custody for many years.

Hogan-Howe told the LBC radio station, “If we misbehave it will capture it, but, equally, for the people who misbehave or make false allegations, it will capture it.” But he added, “We have got to have a conversation with our staff because they may feel threatened by that.”

A number of custody deaths are believed to have taken place in police vehicles. And campaigners believe the cameras will help provide evidence in future cases. One such death was Sean Rigg at Brixton police station in 2008.

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UFFC discuss custody deaths on BBC radio show

Tippa Naphtali - Trafalgar SquareTippa Naphtali of the United Families & Friends Campaign spoke on behalf of families all over the country when he was invited onto the Joe Aldred Show.

You can listen to the show again (or if you missed it live) for a limited period. Click here to listen to the programme   (Forward to 1.hr 11.min 24secs).

Tippa is also the founder of 4WardEver UK and a cousin of Mikey Powell who was killed in the custody of West Midlands police in September 2003.

The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers as well as those who died in psychiatric and immigration detention. It also has members and supporters from campaign groups and advocacy organisations from across the UK.

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