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  • 31 March 2022

    PIRC investigation: incident involving a 40-year-old man in Inverness on 31 March 2022

    We are investigating an incident involving a 40-year-old man in Inverness on 31 March 2022. Our investigation will focus on the police contact throughout the incident, with the man who is currently under arrest and receiving treatment in hospital. The incident was re...

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  • 31 March 2022

    PIRC investigation: incident involving a 40-year-old man in Inverness on 31 March 2022

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  • 16 December 2021

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

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  • 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.

     

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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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    • 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.

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    • serious injury following police contact
    • Police Scotland
    • British Transport Police
  • 13 April 2021

    Two CHRs published by the Review team this week

    Two summarised reports have been published by the Review Team this week, addressing a total of four complaints about Police Scotland.

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    • CHRs
    • Complaint Handling Review
    • Recommendations
    • learning point
  • 09 April 2021

    Seven CHRs published by the Review Team this week

    Seven summarised reports have been published by the Review Team this week, addressing a total of 27 complaints about Police Scotland.

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    • Reviews
    • Complaint Handling Review
    • Recommendations
    • learning points
  • 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.

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    • Recommendations
    • Learning Point
    • Investigations
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  • 01 April 2021

    Ten CHRs published by the Review Team this week

    Ten summarised reports have been published by the Review Team this week, addressing a total of 31 complaints about Police Scotland.

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    • Reviews
    • Complaint Handling Review
    • Recommendations
  • 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.

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    • serious injury following police contact
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