Police Grant Reports 2023/4
A debate on the Motion to approve the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2023/24 will take place on Wednesday 8 February 2023.

This Library briefing paper helps MPs and their staff dealing with casework involving dissatisfaction with the police.
A short guide to police complaints (153 KB , PDF)
This paper sets out the key information needed to understand the police complaints system. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the system’s key actors and where to find further information about police complaints.
It discusses the handling of casework involving constituents who are dissatisfied with the police but haven’t yet complained. It explains how these constituents can complain. It also provides information to help those handling casework involving general dissatisfaction with police performance, dissatisfied victims and people seeking financial compensation from the police.
It also discusses the handling of casework involving constituents who have already made a police complaint. It discusses the key questions MPs should ask when they receive correspondence from someone who has complained about the police. It briefly sets out the different stages of the police complaints process. It also explains when and how constituents can appeal the outcome of their complaint.
A short guide to police complaints (153 KB , PDF)
A debate on the Motion to approve the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2023/24 will take place on Wednesday 8 February 2023.
This Library briefing paper provides an overview of police powers to release suspects from custody under investigation and on pre-charge bail. It also discusses the two major reforms that pre-charge bail has undergone in the last decade, first in 2017 and then in 2022.
The Government published a Draft Victims Bill on 25 May 2022.This briefing provides background to victims policy, the development of the draft Bill, and an overview of its content.