Police staff cannot make a complaint against a member of their own force or another force arising from their own operational duty. They should raise concerns through management channels and have a general responsibility to do so.
If they were off-duty at the time, they can make a complaint against a member of another police force.
A former staff member (who has retired, resigned or been dismissed from a police force) cannot make a complaint about someone in relation to an incident that happened during the time they worked in that force.
The Statutory Guidance provides further details about this under complaints by police and reporting concerns by the police.
More information about making a complaint
Note that the Police Reform Act 2002 is concerned solely with complaints from members of the public.
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