Complex sentence: The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is set up to independently review every case handled by CAPO, though the IPCC in fact it has no investigative powers, and is not involved in hearing appeals to CAPO rulings.
Split into simpler sentences: The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is set up to independently review every case handled by CAPO. While the official mission of Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is to "independently" review every case handled by CAPO, in fact it has no investigative powers, nor is it involved in hearing appeals to CAPO rulings.