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An independent investigation has recommended that Police Scotland undertakes a review of the guidance given to officers regarding monitoring people being transported in police vehicles.

The recommendation comes after a 25-year-old woman suffered severe burns when she set fire to her clothing in the back of a police van in Glasgow on Saturday 27 April 2019.

• Serious injury following police contact

In a complaint handling reviews (CHR) published today the PIRC found that of eight complaints reviewed, seven were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.

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• Complaint Handling Review

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is carrying out an investigation following the death of a man whose body was recovered from the River Clyde in Glasgow on Wednesday 4 July 2019. 

• Death following police contact

An independent investigation has found that police were justified in using a Taser device on a 20-year-old man who they feared may harm himself.

• Taser

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is carrying out an investigation into the actions of police officers in the lead up to a road traffic collision in Inverness involving a motorcycle in the early hours of Saturday 29 June 2019. The 33-year-old motorcylist died as a result.

• death following police contact

In eight complaint handling reviews (CHRs) published today the PIRC found that of 21 complaints reviewed, 16 were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.

• CHR
• Complaint Handling Review
• Recommendations

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the circumstances leading up to and including the serious injury of a 28-year-old man following a police pursuit in Aberdeen in the early hours of Wednesday 26 June 2019.

• serious injury following police contact

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of a woman in Dundee on Wednesday 26 June 2019.

• death following police contact

In four complaint handling reviews (CHRs) published today the PIRC found that of 12 complaints reviewed, 11 were not handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.

• Reviews

• Report