19 August 2019
One complaint handling review (CHR) was published on the PIRC website today, Monday 19 August 2019, which found three of six complaints were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.
Read more16 August 2019
The PIRC is investigating an incident during which police discharged a Taser at a 40-year-old man in the Highlands.
Read more05 August 2019
29 July 2019
In six complaint handling reviews (CHRs) published today, Monday 29 July 2019, the PIRC found that of 20 individual complaints reviewed, 16 were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.
Read more22 July 2019
In six complaint handling reviews (CHR) published today the PIRC found that of 27 complaints reviewed, 17 were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.
Read more17 July 2019
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.
Read more15 July 2019
In a complaint handling review (CHR) published today the PIRC found that of eight complaints reviewed, seven were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.
Read more09 July 2019
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.
Read more04 July 2019
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.
Read more03 July 2019
The PIRC is investigating the actions of police officers in the lead up to a road traffic collision in Inverness involving a motorcycle.
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