Description
of the Inspector General and Inspectorate of Policing and How to Make Public
Complaints
The
Inspector General of Policing is a new policing oversight body under Ontario’s
Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA). The Inspector General is
responsible for ensuring policing is delivered adequately and effectively
across Ontario and that police board members are complying with the Code of
Conduct. The Inspector General exercises independent compliance oversight
focused on ensuring police services, police service boards and board members,
and special constable employers are complying with requirements under the CSPA
for policing and police governance.
The
Inspector General of Policing is supported by the Inspectorate of Policing, a
new organization comprised of professionals that are dedicated to driving
improved performance in Ontario policing and police governance.
Members
of the public can file complaints with the Inspector General concerning
adequate and effective police service delivery, or allegations of police board
member misconduct through our website: www.iopontario.ca.
Under
Ontario’s new Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CSPA), the Inspector
General of Policing is responsible for:
·
Responding
to public complaints, which can be filed at www.iopontario.ca,
concerning adequate and effective police service delivery and allegations of
police board member misconduct;
·
Examining
the performance of police services and boards through independent inspections,
investigations, monitoring and advising;
·
Identifying
effective performance and, where improvements are needed, using enforcement
tools, including issuing directions and imposing measures to ensure compliance
with the CSPA and its regulations;
·
Imposing
measures to ensure the provision of adequate and effective policing or in cases
of a policing emergency;
·
Conducting
data analysis and research to promote evidence-based actions and improvements;
and,
·
Publicly
reporting on the activities of the Inspector General, including publishing all
inspection reports and an annual report.