• Home
  • About Us
  • Investigations
  • Complaint Handling Reviews
  • News
  • Publications
  • For Police
  • Your Feedback
Skip to content
PIRC - Police Investigations & Review Commissioner
  • Contact
  • Log out
  • Log in

News

  • 29 June 2022

    PIRC revise Statutory Guidance for police complaint handling

    Revised statutory guidance for handling complaints about the police in Scotland has been issued by the PIRC. The statutory guidance sets out the guiding principles of effective and efficient complaint handling arrangements, provides practical advice to police complai...

    Read more

  • 29 June 2022

    PIRC revise Statutory Guidance for police complaint handling

    Read more
  • 24 May 2022

    Public consultation begins

    Read more
  • 16 December 2021

    Annual Report 2020-21: Continuing to foster more of a learning culture within policing

    Read more
  • 12 October 2021

    Police interactions with man in Edinburgh appropriate

    An independent investigation has found that police officers acted appropriately during their multiple interactions with a man, who later sustained serious injuries due to a fall.

     

    Read more
  • 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.

    Read more
    • Taser
    • Firearms
  • 20 May 2021

    Police officers showed bravery in tackling man armed with meat cleaver

    An independent investigation has found that two police officers displayed bravery in tackling a man armed with a large meat cleaver.

    Read more
    • serious injury following police contact
    • Police Scotland
    • British Transport Police
  • 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.

    Read more
    • Charity
    • Michelle Macleod
  • 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.

    Read more
    • Recommendations
    • Learning Point
    • Investigations
    • Reviews
  • 26 March 2021

    Police use of PAVA during violent incident justified and Police praised for their actions

    An independent investigation has found that police were justified in using PAVA spray to arrest a man and showed courage and determination in dangerous circumstances.

    Read more
    • serious injury following police contact
  • 26 March 2021

    Police acted professionally when faced with violent threat

    An independent investigation has recognised the professionalism of police officers when dealing with a violent disturbance at a flat in Kirkcaldy.

    Read more
    • serious injury following police contact
  • 1
  • 2
  • ...
  • 26
  • Next

  • null

    Press centre

    Go to press centre

Police Investigations &
Review Commissioner

  • Police Investigations & Review Commissioner
  • Hamilton House
  • Hamilton Business Park
  • Caird Park
  • Hamilton
  • ML3 0QA

Make an Enquiry

  • EMAIL: enquiries@pirc.gov.scot
  • CALL: 01698 542900

Useful Information

  • Accessibility statement
  • Contact
  • Copyright & Disclaimer
  • Freedom of Information & Data Protection
  • Privacy & Cookies
Vacancies Media Room Follow Us
living wage
Disability Confident
flexible working
© 2022 Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC)