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Director General Michael Lockwood yesterday addressed the Polcie Federation Conference on 22 May 2018 and covered a wide range of subjects, including independence, his vision for the new organisation and how we can work with a variety of bodies including forces and the Police Federation to help improve policing and public confidence by applying the learning we identify.

Thanks very much for inviting me to speak at your conference this year – as you know the new Independent Office for Police Conduct came into being when I joined as its Director General in January this year.

Since January I have spent a lot of time listening to people in my organisation, and to many of you and other stakeholders about your views on the organisation, what is working and what is not. I have been very grateful for people’s openness and candour.

I thought it would be helpful today if I set out some initial thoughts of where I hope to take the organisation

The full speech can be read here.