Can the OIPRD share complaint statistics for police services? Members of the public and media can contact the police service for more information.ĥ. The OIPRD is not a party to the proceedings. The OIPRD cannot provide such information as Police Services Act hearings are ordered and held by the relevant Chief or OPP Commissioner. Can the OIPRD provide information about a specific Police Services Act hearing? Under the Police Services Act, disciplinary hearings are conducted by the police service.Ĥ. The OIPRD does not manage disciplinary hearings. Does the OIPRD manage disciplinary hearings? Subject to any publication ban, the OIPRD will publish the decision on its website.ģ. Once a decision is issued, the Chief of Police will provide the Director with a copy of the decision. The OIPRD is only mandated to post decisions of disciplinary hearings resulting from a public complaint. Are all hearing decision results available on the OIPRD’s website? Due to the confidentiality provisions in the Police Services Act, the Director cannot confirm the receipt of a complaint or provide any related information with respect to a complaint.Ģ. The Police Services Act protects the privacy interests of involved parties during the complaints process. Why can’t the OIPRD confirm or provide any information regarding public complaints? For this reasons, we do not comment on or release information about individual public complaints.
Under the Police Services Act, the OIPRD cannot provide third parties with any information about complaints or complainants. The OIPRD is mandated to protect the privacy of all individuals involved in the complaints process. OIPRD receives more than 4,000 complaints annually.OIPRD receives, manages and oversees public complaints about sworn police officers employed by all municipal and regional police services and the Ontario Provincial Police.The Ontario Police Services Act, 1990 sets out the OIPRD’s mandate as well as its authority and obligations to operate the public complaints system for Ontario.The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) opened on October 19, 2009.Please indicate if you are working to deadline. Members of the media can use our dedicated media phone line or email address to contact the OIPRD.