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Larry Lock

Larry Lock is a civil liberties lawyer in training.

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Image shows a Greater Manchester Police officer wearing a yellow hi-vis police jacket and black cap standing on a rainy street, with their head bowed.

Why Are We Still Pretending This Police Watchdog Is Independent?

Larry Lock

Of more than 23,000 complaints made about policing between 2020-2021, only 18 resulted in further action.

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