From June 1995 to January 2003 , he was chief executive of the Refugee Council . Hardwick was appointed in December 2002 as the chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission , taking office in February 2003 ; the IPCC existed in shadow form from 1 April 2003 , and formally replaced the Police Complaints Authority on 1 April 2004 . As IPCC chair he defended its investigations which included enquiries into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes and the policing of the 2009 G20 London summit protests
2009 G20 London summit protests
2009 G20 London summit protests
Nick Hardwick (executive)