Decision details

In May 2024, The Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were introduced. To ensure the effective running of Police Misconduct Hearings under these new regulations, the Northwest Region held two training sessions for LQPs and IPMs.

The first session was a shorter session held online on 9 August 2024 for all those LQPs (then Legally Qualified Chairs) and IPMs who had sat for the Northwest Region under the previous regulations.

The second session was a longer session held in-person on 25 September 2024 for all of those LQPs and IPMs who were newly appointed to the Northwest Region.

The total cost came to £21,515.00 and has been divided equally between Lancashire OPCC, Cheshire OPCC, Merseyside OPCC, Cumbria OPCC, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

This included:

• LQPs and IPMs time at their daily rate of £511.56/£357.00 respectively
• LQPs and IPMs time at the rate set out above where we organised for them to attend a session with a different region due to them being unable to attend the ones held by the Northwest region
• Travel expenses for those LQPs/IPMs attending the in-person session, and overnight accommodation where required
• The training fees for x2 trainers at the online session and x1 trainer at the in-person session
• Travel expenses for the trainer who attended the in-person session, and overnight accommodation
• Training materials

This cost also includes a fee paid to advertise the LQP post with the Law Society during the recruitment stage.

Where any Northwest Region LQPs/IPMs sit for other regions and chose to attend a training session with them, this cost was covered by that region.

Similarly, where we had LQPs/IPMs from other regions attending either of the Northwest training sessions, we did not cover their costs.

£4303.00 be paid to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Merseyside to cover the costs incurred in relation to two training sessions held for LQPs and IPMs appointed to sit on panels for Police Misconduct Hearings for police forces across the Northwest Region, including Greater Manchester Police.