16 December 2021
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03 June 2021
Police justified in use of Taser against armed man during violent incident
An independent investigation has concluded that police officers were justified in discharging their Tasers during a violent incident in which a man tried to attack one of their colleagues.
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04 December 2020
Two Complaint Handling Reviews published by the Review team
Two CHRs have been published by the Review team this week, examining Police Scotland's handling of nine complaints made against them.
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27 August 2020
Two Complaint Handling Review reports published this week
Two CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, which examined a total of three complaints made against Police Scotland.
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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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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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29 June 2020
Investigation launched into death of 28-year-old man shot by armed police
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.
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06 March 2020
BTP officers justified in using Captor Spray during arrest
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.
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04 March 2020
Investigation launched after Captor spray is discharged at 20-year-old man in Paisley
A new investigation has been launched after British Transport Police officers discharged Captor spray at a 20-year-old man.
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15 January 2020
Police use of Taser in response to violent incident was necessary
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.
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