Essex Police has seen a 30 per cent reduction in the number of complaints made against the force to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

The IPCC is an independent body which oversees the police complaints system in England and Wales and sets the standards by which the police should handle complaints.

It released its official statistics into the number of complaints made against each force.

Essex Police had 806 made against it from 2016/17.

This is down from 945 in 2015/16.

This puts the force at the 10th most complained about force, however when the figures are looked at in context with the size of the force, Essex police fairs much better at 23rd out of 44.

Deputy Chief Constable for Essex Police BJ Harrington said: “Since 2014 complaints against Essex Police have reduced by a massive 30 per cent and our reduction of 15 per cent from last year is in the top five in the country.

"That means people in our county can have confidence in the ethical culture and professionalism that characterises the overwhelming majority of our contact with the public.

“It’s vital people who aren't satisfied with the service we've provided can make a complaint easily and effectively and we look to learn from every allegation made to us.

"Today’s figures demonstrate very clearly that complaints are dealt with thoroughly and quickly but anyone who feels that we've let them down needs to tell us about it."

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