In 2007, the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (the Commission) released its report. The report criticised the historical conduct of some police officers and their associates. The conduct included inappropriate sexual activity and a culture of scepticism in dealing with complaints about sexual assault.
The Commission's findings included 60 recommendations. Most were for the New Zealand Police (the Police), but some were for the Police Complaints Authority and the State Services Commission.
As recommended by the Commission, the Government invited my Office to monitor, for 10 years, the Police's response to the Commission's recommendations. This is my Office's first monitoring report. We anticipate publishing at least three more reports in the next 10 years.
This report describes the direction, management, and monitoring of the work programme put in place by the Police to respond to the Commission's findings. It does not look in detail at the progress the Police have made in implementing each of the Commission's recommendations. That will be the focus of my Office's next monitoring report, which my staff will complete within 12 months.