Police Monitoring Committee
About the Committee
The Police monitoring Committee is an independent and autonomous administrative body that began operating on January 1, 2017.
Its main role is to receive reports from the public concerning alleged criminal conduct by police officers, police procedures, or the behavior of police staff.
In addition, the committee has the authority to review incidents or police practices on its own initiative whenever it deems necessary.
Role of the Police monitoring Committee
The role of the committee is defined in the Police Act No. 90/1996, as amended by Act No. 62/2016 (in Icelandic only), and in the Minister’s regulations on the committee’s role No. 222/2017 (in icelandic only). The committee’s tasks are:
To receive complaints against a police officer for alleged criminal conduct in the performance of duties.
To receive grievances concerning police methods or the behavior of a police officer exercising police authority.
To review cases where a person dies or suffers serious bodily harm in connection with police work, regardless of whether criminal conduct is suspected.
To examine incidents and police practices on its own initiative whenever it considers there is reason to do so.