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| Complaints up against South Wales Police and North Wales Police | Complaints up against South Wales Police and North Wales Police |
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| Complaints against two Welsh police forces have gone up, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | Complaints against two Welsh police forces have gone up, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| Complaints against South Wales Police rose 15% to 721 in 2013/14, the same as the increase for England and Wales. | Complaints against South Wales Police rose 15% to 721 in 2013/14, the same as the increase for England and Wales. |
| North Wales Police saw a rise of 8% to 330, while the Dyfed-Powys force saw a fall in the number of complaints - they were down by 1% to 328. | |
| Gwent Police's complaints remained stable at 311. | |
| However, the number of complaints upheld against Gwent by the IPCC was significantly higher than average. | However, the number of complaints upheld against Gwent by the IPCC was significantly higher than average. |
| It comes after Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) criticised the force's "overloaded" and "slow" professional standards department in a report last year. | It comes after Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) criticised the force's "overloaded" and "slow" professional standards department in a report last year. |
| North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick said he believes the "great majority of police officers and police staff carry out their duties with great integrity". | North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick said he believes the "great majority of police officers and police staff carry out their duties with great integrity". |
| He added: "One factor in the rise in complaints is that there is now greater awareness of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) than there was of the old police authorities. | He added: "One factor in the rise in complaints is that there is now greater awareness of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) than there was of the old police authorities. |
| "This has led to an increase in the public's confidence to make complaints and given them the reassurance that the PCCs will oversee the process effectively." | "This has led to an increase in the public's confidence to make complaints and given them the reassurance that the PCCs will oversee the process effectively." |