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The Police Investigation & Review Commissioner is currently seeking to recruit a Communications Officer to join her team in Hamilton.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating police contact with a man prior to his death at a train station in Glasgow on 1 April 2018.

The incident was referred to the PIRC by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

• death following police contact
• Greater Glasgow

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a police officer was justified in using a PAVA spray to subdue a man who began to struggle during his arrest.  

Commissioner Kate Frame said the use of the incapacitant spray allowed the police to gain control of the 27-year-old and arrest him quickly and safely during the incident at a public house in Annan in March 2017.

The man was later charged with a number of offences and has since been convicted of possession of an offensive weapon and resisting arrest. He received a prison sentence of 9 months.

As the court proceedings are concluded, the Commissioner can publish the findings of her investigation.

• Use of PAVA spray
• Police Scotland

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the police contact with a 51-year-old man prior to his death in Edinburgh on 25 March 2018.

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The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating a firearms discharge in Edinburgh involving a 48-year-old woman.

• Firearms Discharge

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has submitted a report to the Crown Office in relation to the death of a 65-year-old woman. 

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• police response