29 June 2020
An investigation has been launched into the death of a 28-year-old man shot by armed police during an incident in Glasgow. The independent inquiry remains ongoing and a report will be submitted to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in due course.
Read more26 June 2020
An independent report has found that police were justified in discharging PAVA spray at a man acting violently and who brandished a bottle at officers.
The man was part of a group of men drinking and ignoring emergency Coronavirus social distancing guidelines.
Read more26 June 2020
The PIRC Business Plan for 2020-21 has been published, outlining the organisation’s four key priorities for the year.
Read more27 May 2020
An independent investigation report has found that police acted proportionally in dealing with a man who ignored ‘social distancing’ rules and threatened Pharmacy staff.
Read more01 April 2020
An independent investigation report has found that a man who sped off from police was solely responsible for causing a crash resulting in several people being injured.
Read more06 March 2020
An independent investigation report has found that British Transport Police (BTP) were justified in discharging Captor Spray at a man acting aggressively and trying to evade arrest.
Read more12 February 2020
An independent investigation report has found police were not to blame for the injuries sustained by a disqualified motorcyclist who collided with a tree.
Read more15 January 2020
An investigation has found that the use of Taser by police on a 40-year-old man acting aggressively towards armed officers and who had set fire to his home was necessary and proportionate.
Read more20 December 2019
An investigation has found that a drunk man fell and cut his head in a police station after the two officers who had arrested him became distracted while using their mobile phones.
Read more04 December 2019
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is carrying out an investigation following an incident in which police discharged a Taser at a man in Dundee on 22 November 2019.
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