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Report – Police Scotland – PIRC/00009/25

07 Jul 2025
Content

The Complaints

The complaints in this case arose after the applicant was arrested in relation to a domestic incident at his home address.

  1. the applicant did not receive access to legal advice when requested; and
  2. the applicant believes he was detained overnight and held in custody for requesting a lawyer for advice

Police Scotland's Decision

Police Scotland did not uphold either of the applicant’s complaints. 

Our Findings

We have found that Police Scotland did not handle either of the complaints to a reasonable standard

We have made a recommendation and identified a learning point to address a shortcoming in Police Scotland’s handling of the complaints. In summary we have recommended that Police Scotland conduct all necessary further enquiries, re-assess the available information and taking account of our observations, issue the applicant with a further response which provides sufficient explanation to support the determination reached. Our Learning Point is in relation to the Complaint about the Police Standard Operating Procedure.

Our learning points should be implemented by Police Scotland within two months of the date of this report.

Policing Bodies: Police Scotland

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