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  • 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. The officers suffered serious injuries following the incident involving a 25-year-old man in Wishaw on Sunday 14 June 2020. The man wa...

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.

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    • serious injury following police contact
  • 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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    • Learning Point
    • Best practice
    • conflict of interest
    • serious injury following police contact
  • 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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    • Discharge of PAVA
    • serious injury following police contact
    • Coronavirus
    • Firearms Discharge
  • 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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    • Coronavirus
    • serious injury following police contact
    • Report
  • 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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    • serious injury following police contact
    • Pursuit
  • 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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    • serious injury following police contact
  • 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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    • serious injury following police contact
  • 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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    • Use of PAVA spray
    • serious injury following police contact
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