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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05 March 2020
Review Team publishes 12 reports this week, with the majority of complaints handled reasonably by police
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.
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24 February 2020
Two reports find majority of complaints handled to reasonable standard
Two Complaint Handling Review (CHR) reports have been published by the Review Team this week, finding the majority of complaints handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.
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05 February 2020
Complaints made about neighbour disputes published, police handled majority reasonably
The Review Team has published reports on Police Scotland’s handling of complaints made about them in relation to their response to four separate neighbour disputes.
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30 January 2020
Four Review Team reports published with majority of complaints handled to reasonable standard
The PIRC Review team has published four Complaint Handling Review (CHR) reports this week, with the majority of complaints found to have been handled to a reasonable standard.
A total of 11 complaints were reviewed across four different cases.
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23 December 2019
Nine Review Team reports published, with majority of complaints handled reasonably by police
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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04 December 2019
Report concludes police right not to uphold complaint about officers who forced entry to flat
A Review report supports Police Scotland’s decision not to uphold a complaint made about officers who forced entry to a flat over concerns for the wellbeing of a man thought to be vulnerable.
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22 November 2019
Annual Report: PIRC finds Taser use justified in protecting the public
The vast majority of Taser use by police in Scotland in the last year has been found to be necessary, proportionate and justified.
The findings are highlighted in the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) 2018-19 annual report.
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18 November 2019
One CHR published today, with two recommendations and a learning point issued
One Complaint Gandling Review was published today, with both complaints not handled to a reasonable standard.
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04 November 2019
Review Team finds 81% of complaints handled to a reasonable standard
In 11 Complaint Handling Reviews (CHRs) published by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) today, Monday 4 November 2019, the Review Team found that 29 of 36 individual complaints were handled to a reasonable standard by Police Scotland.
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