Log numbers and their significance

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027609

I note you seek access to the following information:

Complaints recorded against the police appear to be logged under a two letter/four number/year format (eg AB/1234/22).

Please disclose the significance of the first two letters. In particular what do the letters 'PC' and 'IX' refer to?

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I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Please disclose the significance of the first two letters. In particular what do the letters 'PC' and 'IX' refer to?

PC stands for ‘Public Complaint’
The IOPC define a complaint as: A complaint is any expression of dissatisfaction with a police force that is expressed by or on behalf of a member of the public.

CM stands for ‘Conduct Matter’
The IOPC define a conduct matter as: A conduct matter is any matter which is not and has not been the subject of a complaint, where there is an indication (whether from the circumstances or otherwise) that a person serving with the police may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner which would justify disciplinary proceedings.

IX stands for ‘inbox’
This prefix is predominantly used when a case is opened for ‘fact finding’, when it relates to a Death or Serious Incident following police contact where no misconduct has been identified and by the grievance team to record their cases.