Overview
- A 135-page IPCA report found senior police attempted to influence the handling of complaints about former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming and initially pursued charges against the complainant that were later withdrawn.
- The government accepted all recommendations and will establish an Inspector General of Police to strengthen independent oversight and integrity safeguards.
- Police Commissioner Richard Chambers condemned the conduct as inexcusable, apologised to the complainant, and appointed a King's Counsel to oversee employment investigations into three current staff.
- An officer who wrongly labelled the allegations as false remains on active duty but has been removed from evidence handling and victim-facing duties, and Chambers did not rule out further prosecutions on residual matters.
- Police Minister Mark Mitchell said 36 emails alleging misconduct were withheld from him under a protocol set by the former commissioner’s office, and Coster has declined comment while the Public Service Commissioner reviews his conduct.