What is the role of an IAG member?
What is their role?
The role of the groups is to advise and observe the police and offer constructive criticism. This helps the force to deal with an incident, or the impact of an incident, and its effect on communities. The responsibility for delivering against that advice rests wholly with the Police force. Independent advisory group members do not act as investigators, mediators, advocates or intermediaries and are not answerable to the police.
Lincolnshire Police are committed to considering the advice received from all group members, however the force remains legally responsible for the action taken by officers and, as such, there will be occasions when the action taken will differ from that advised by the groups. This does not mean that the advice is not valued and has not been taken into account.
Where possible, Lincolnshire Police will make sure the groups are told what action, if any, is taken upon their advice and the reasons why that action has been taken.