Michael Lockwood, who resigned as head of a British police watchdog in December citing “personal” reasons, is now charged with allegedly raping a young girl.
said she had taken “immediate action” upon being made aware that Lockwood was the subject of a criminal investigation “and instructed my officials to ask him to resign or face immediate suspension from his role.”
The IOPC is responsible for handling complaints made against police forces in England and Wales. “We investigate the most serious matters, including deaths following police contact, and set the standards by which the police should handle complaints,” the IOPC says on its. “We use learning from our work to influence changes in policing. We are independent, and make our decisions entirely independently of the police and government.
Lockwood was the first person to be appointed to head up the IOPC since its formation in 2018 to replace the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Before his tenure as the watchdog’s chief, Lockwood served as the chief executive of a London council and led the recovery and remediation work for families affected by the 2017He is set to appear in court on June 28.
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