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  • 23 September 2020

    Police use of Taser on 19-year-old man in Dumfries was proportionate

    An independent investigation report has found that police were justified in their use of a Taser to arrest a man armed with a knife. On the evening of 29 May 2020, a number of telephone calls were received by Police Scotland reporting a large scale disturbance involv...

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  • 23 September 2020

    Police use of Taser on 19-year-old man in Dumfries was proportionate

    An independent investigation report has found that police were justified in their use of a Taser to arrest a man armed with a knife.

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    • Taser
  • 20 August 2020

    Police dealt with incidents during COVID-19 health crisis appropriately

    Independent investigations have found that the police response to two incidents during the current COVID-19 health crisis was proportionate.

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    • Discharge of PAVA
    • serious injury following police contact
    • Coronavirus
    • Firearms Discharge
  • 20 July 2020

    Police justified in discharging PAVA spray at man and woman during violent incident

    An independent investigation report has found that police acted proportionally in discharging PAVA spray during the arrest of two people acting violently.

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    • Use of PAVA spray
    • Firearms
    • Coronavirus
  • 26 June 2020

    Police justified in discharging PAVA spray at man brandishing bottle at officers

    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.

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    • Use of PAVA spray
    • Coronavirus
  • 26 June 2020

    Business Plan outlines our four key priorities for year ahead

    The PIRC Business Plan for 2020-21 has been published, outlining the organisation’s four key priorities for the year.

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    • Our Business
    • Business Plan 2020-21
    • Commissioner
  • 27 May 2020

    Police response to man threatening to burn down Pharmacy was proportionate

    An independent investigation report has found that police acted proportionally in dealing with a man who ignored ‘social distancing’ rules and threatened Pharmacy staff.

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    • Coronavirus
    • serious injury following police contact
    • Report
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