On Monday 7 March, Kevan intervened during the Second Reading of the Policing and Crime Bill.
Kevan asked the Home Secretary, Theresa May:
I broadly welcome what the Home Secretary is outlining in terms of the IPCC, but one complaint I have from constituents is about the time the IPCC takes to deal with some very simple cases. Constituents would rather know that there was no case to answer than see things being dragged out. Are there any proposals to have different tracks for more complex cases and simple cases?
The Home Secretary replied:
Yes. It is important that all cases are dealt with in as timely a fashion as possible. Beefing up the ability of local complaints procedures to deal with what we might see as simpler local complaints may very well enable people to get a better response from that local complaints process, rather than feeling that things then have to be put through to the IPCC, which will have a focus on serious and sensitive cases. Also, the restructuring will help to smooth the process by which cases are looked at by what will be the OPC.
The full debate can be accessed by clinking the link below:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm160307/debtext/160307-0001.htm#16030715000108