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Originally Posted by jfman
So admin at the police are deciding whether stuff is a police matter or not?
Sounds like this is being taken supeseriously. It still costs money.
Are people “abusing” the new law? They were told this is where to go to complain about objectionable content.
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I suspect that the number of complaints about two individuals to be part of an organised campaign to make a point as opposed to true complaints made in good faith.
I expect that civilian staff are making decisions that would at one time have been made by police ifficers, yes. In an effort to deal with spending cuts or staff shortages, many organisations these days use lesser qualified staff to do the job that at one time was once done higher up the hierarchy.
It is happening at the NHS (Nurse Practitioners) and in frontline policing (Police Community Support Officers).
Even going to an Ombudsman these days is likely to be dealt with by admin staff and only goes to an actual Ombudsman if the complainant objects to the decision.