IPCC criticises three Thames Valley officers for way they dealt with family of Ellis Downes, 16, who died in river ThamesThree police officers will face misconduct proceedings after they were accused of “incivility and lack of professionalism” in the way they dealt with a bereaved family. Speaking at the time of Ellis’s death, Peter Faulding, a professional diver who volunteered to help in the search, called Thames Valley police’s handling of the incident “disgusting”. The force agreed and the officers will face the less serious misconduct meetings, where they can be given words of advice, management training or – at worst – a final written warning. Ellis’s father said on Tuesday he thought that responding to bereavement was part of every police officers’ training. Not sure you need training for that.”In relation to the other recommendations, Thames Valley police said it had launched an internal review and improved its training.

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2017 12:43 UTC