14 June 2019
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police were justified in using a baton on a man with a history of violence who threatened to stab one of the officers pursuing him.
Read more10 June 2019
A complaint handling review (CHR) published today by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) found that two of three complaints were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland. The Review Team issued one recommendation to Police Scotland to address the third complaint.
Read more07 June 2019
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that officers who pursued a stolen car before it was involved in a high speed collision were not trained or authorised to do so.
In a second report published today, the PIRC has made three recommendations to Police Scotland about the use of the Criminal History System (CHS) and Police National Computer (PNC), following the serious injury of a 31-year-old woman in Fife.
Read more
03 June 2019
One complaint handling review (CHR) published today by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) found that Police Scotland handled both of two complaints to a reasonable standard.
Read more28 May 2019
Six Complaint handling reviews published today by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) found that of 22 complaints reviewed, 6 were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland while 16 were not.
Read more20 May 2019
Seven complaint handling reviews (CHRs) published today by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) found that of 27 complaints reviewed, 13 (48%) were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland while 14 (52%) were not.
Read more25 April 2019
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that the use of PAVA irritant spray on a 39-year-old man during a violent struggle in a police cell was both necessary and proportionate.
Read more23 April 2019
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a police officer’s discharge of a Taser on a 28-year-old man was not reasonable or necessary.
Read more18 April 2019
An investigation by the independent Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that there was a delay in police going to the flat of a missing 37-year-old man, who was later found dead.
Read more12 April 2019
The Police Investigations & Revew Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the circumstances of an incident in Bannockburn in which a Taser device was used by police.
Read more