27 October 2020
Learning Point Issue 17 out now
Issue 17 of Learning Point, our best practice bulletin, is now available from the PIRC website.
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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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27 May 2020
Police response to man threatening to burn down Pharmacy was proportionate
An independent investigation report has found that police acted proportionally in dealing with a man who ignored ‘social distancing’ rules and threatened Pharmacy staff.
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01 April 2020
Man who sped off from police and drove dangerously was at fault for crash in Moray
An independent investigation report has found that a man who sped off from police was solely responsible for causing a crash resulting in several people being injured.
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08 January 2020
Investigation into road traffic collision following serious injuries to two people
An investigation has been launched after two people were injured in a road traffic collision in the North East.
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20 December 2019
Prompt action by Inspector following injury to man in police custody
An investigation has found that a drunk man fell and cut his head in a police station after the two officers who had arrested him became distracted while using their mobile phones.
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17 December 2019
New investigations launched after serious injury and incapacitant spray incidents
Several new investigations have been launched, including a serious injury case and two incapacitant spray discharges.
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28 November 2019
Investigation launched following road traffic collision in Aberdeen
The PIRC is carrying out an investigation following a road traffic collision in Aberdeen on 25 November 2019.
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11 October 2019
Police issue further guidance on monitoring people being transported in custody
Procedures to monitor people being transported in custody have been reviewed after a man set himself on fire in the back of a police van.
The incident on 15 February 2019 happened after the 42-year-old man was arrested in Arbroath following a disturbance, where it is alleged he had been in possession of a knife.
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12 September 2019
Serious assault could have been prevented, report finds
An investigation report has found that if police had attended an initial report of a serious assault they could have prevented a subsequent attack on a man, which left him seriously injured and permanently disfigured.
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