18 May 2022
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14 May 2021
PIRC announces Chris’s House as charity of the year 2021-22
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is delighted to announce our staff have chosen to support Chris’s House as our charity of the year 2021-22.
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13 April 2021
Two CHRs published by the Review team this week
Two summarised reports have been published by the Review Team this week, addressing a total of four complaints about Police Scotland.
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09 April 2021
Seven CHRs published by the Review Team this week
Seven summarised reports have been published by the Review Team this week, addressing a total of 27 complaints about Police Scotland.
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09 April 2021
Review of police custody procedures following PIRC investigations
A series of reports issued by the PIRC has led to a significant police review of how people are dealt with while in custody.
Police Scotland has set up a special working group to examine what improvements are required to better observe prisoners while in police custody.
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01 April 2021
Ten CHRs published by the Review Team this week
Ten summarised reports have been published by the Review Team this week, addressing a total of 31 complaints about Police Scotland.
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26 March 2021
Review Team publishes one report this week
The Review team has published one summarised report this week. They looked at one complaint after the applicant was arrested, charged, and subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal (PF)
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03 March 2021
Ten Complaint Handling Reviews published by the Review team this week
Ten Complaint Handling Reviews (CHRs) have been published by the Review team this week, addressing a total of 43 complaints about Police Scotland.
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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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