Independent Commission for Police Complaints

This body was enacted under the Police (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in order to oversee the internal investigation process by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) of complaints against any individual police officer. The ICPC however had limited powers in terms of its ability to conduct its own investigations or to impose any form of penalties. In the wake of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) a review of policing and police procedures was conducted. This led to the replacement of the IICD by the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.