Police to face grilling over G20
The furore over the policing of the G20 protests shows no sign of abating this week as MPs prepare to quiz a police chief and the force complaints watchdog over the tactics used.
Both the head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary will appear before the Home Affairs Select Committee.
So far almost 90 complaints have been made about the use of force at the demonstrations earlier this month, and the IPCC is carrying out three separate investigations into police tactics.
Keith Vaz, the Labour chairman of the Home Affairs committee, said MPs would examine the controversial "kettling" tactic used to contain demonstrators.
Mr Vaz said that MPs "will obviously want to look at what happened at the G20 protests" and the scope of the IPCC investigation.
He added: "I have faith in the IPCC, I think it's important that we have an independent body that looks into complaints against the police and we don't rush to judgment."
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Denis O'Connor was already due to appear before the MPs and Mr Vaz said Mr Hardwick had now also agreed to give evidence.
On Saturday the IPCC launched its third investigation into G20 police tactics after a 23-year-old London man claimed he was assaulted by a Metropolitan Police officer.
The commission is already investigating events leading up the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson on April 1, and an allegation of an assault on Nicola Fisher at a vigil for Mr Tomlinson on April 2.
Two officers have been suspended while those inquiries are carried out.
