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  • 25 February 2021

    Police interaction with man in Northern Isles was appropriate

    In the early hours of 18 July 2020, members of the public alerted police to the 34-year-old lying in the street in a town in the Northern Isles. When the officers approached the man they found him asleep and under the influence of alcohol. Having roused him, the man...

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  • 25 February 2021

    Police interaction with man in Northern Isles was appropriate

    An independent investigation report has found that police acted appropriately in their interaction with a man, who was later found dead in his flat.

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  • 23 February 2021

    Review Team issues one recommendation to Police Scotland this week

    A Complaint Handling Review (CHR) published by the PIRC Review Team this week found one complaint not handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.

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  • 16 February 2021

    Review Team addresses two complaints in CHR issued this week

    A Complaint Handling Review (CHR) published by the PIRC Review Team this week found one of two complaints not handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.

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  • 03 February 2021

    Four Complaint Handling Reviews published by the Review team this week

    Four Complaint Handling Reviews (CHRs) have been published by the Review team this week, addressing a total of 15 complaints.  One of the complaints relates to the Ministry of Defence Police, the other 14 are in relation to Police Scotland.  We found that 11 of the 15 complaints had been handled to a reasonable standard and issued seven recommendations to address identified shortcomings. 

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  • 25 January 2021

    Five Complaint Handling Reviews published by the Review team this week

    Five Complaint Handling Reviews (CHRs) have been published by the Review team this week, addressing a total of nine complaints about Police Scotland.

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  • 20 January 2021

    Review Team addresses five complaints in CHR issued this week

    A Complaint Handling Review published by the PIRC Review Team this week found three of five complaints not handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland. 

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  • 08 January 2021

    Review team publishes CHR examining eight complaints

    One CHR has been published by the Review team this week, which addressed eight complaints made against Police Scotland.

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  • 30 December 2020

    Five CHRs published by the Review Team

    Five Complaint Handling Reviews (CHRs) have been published by the Review team this week, which addressed a total of 17 complaints about Police Scotland.

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  • 21 December 2020

    Three CHRs published by the Review Team this week

    Three Complaint Handling Reviews (CHRs) have been published by the Review team this week, which addressed a number of complaints made against Police Scotland.

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  • 14 December 2020

    Review team publishes CHR examining two complaints

    One CHR has been published by the Review team this week, which addressed two complaints made against Police Scotland.

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