16 November 2020
The PIRC Annual Report and Accounts has highlighted a culture of learning and development as key to improving confidence in policing in Scotland.
The report, published today, also points to more constructive engagement with policing bodies.
Read more11 November 2020
The final report of an independent review of complaints, investigations and misconduct issues in relation to policing in Scotland has been published today.
The report by Dame Elish Angiolini was commissioned by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and the Lord Advocate in June 2018.
Commissioner Michelle Macleod provides her response to the findings made by Dame Angiolini.
Read more30 October 2020
Three CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, which examined a total of seven complaints made against Police Scotland.
Read more27 October 2020
Issue 17 of Learning Point, our best practice bulletin, is now available from the PIRC website.
Read more05 October 2020
Five CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, which examined a total of 21 complaints made against Police Scotland.
Read more04 August 2020
Six CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, with just under half the complaints reasonably handled by police.
Read more05 March 2020
The PIRC Review Team has published 12 Complaint Handling Review (CHR) reports this week, which found that a majority of complaints dealt with by police were reasonably handled.
In seven of the cases Police Scotland provided an appropriate response to the complainers, while in the other five a number of complaints were not reasonably handled.
Read more11 February 2020
The Review Team has published two Complaint Handling Review (CHR) reports this week, with the majority of complaints handled to a reasonable standard by police.
Read more13 January 2020
23 December 2019
The Review team has published nine Compliant Handling Review (CHR) reports this week. In five of the reports containing a total of 9 complaints made, we concluded that they were all handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland. The majority of complaints made in three other reports were also reasonably handled.
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