Here, you can find various documents and records relating to our investigations, Complaint Handling Reviews, publications, audits and business documents, such as our strategic and business plans, annual reports and policies.
04 December 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation after Police Scotland officers discharged a Taser at a 36-year-old man during an incident in Dundee on 22 November 2019.
The incident was referred to us by Police Scotland and a report will be sent to the Chief Constable in due course.
28 November 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a road traffic collision in Aberdeen on 25 November 2019 in which a 66-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured. Police were following the vehicle involved in the collision at the time.
The incident was referred to us by Police Scotland and a report will be sent to the Chief Constable in due course.
26 November 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation into the actions of police in relation to a road crash in the early hours of Saturday 23 November 2019 on the Isle of Lewis.
As is standard procedure, the matter was referred to us by Police Scotland and a report will be submitted to the Chief Constable in due course.
26 November 2019 | Investigations
We are investigating the death in custody of a 28-year-old man in Elgin on Monday 25 November 2019.
The man died in Dr Gray's Hospital, having been taken there from Elgin Police Station.
The matter was referred to us by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and a report will be sent to them in due course.
11 November 2019 | Investigations
We are investigating the circumstances surrounding the serious injury of a 57-year-old man at Motherwell Police station, following his arrest on 1 November 2019.
The incident was referred to the PIRC by Police Scotland, as is standard procedure, and a report will be submitted to the Chief Constable in due course.
31 October 2019 | Investigations
We are investigating the circumstances leading up to the serious injury of a 38-year-old man at an address in Kirkcaldy on the afternoon of 15 October 2019.
Police were responding to reports of a disturbance when the man sustained his injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. Our investigation will examine the actions of the police and their contact with the man during the incident.
As is standard procedure, the matter was referred to the PIRC by Police Scotland and a report will be submitted to the Chief Constable in due course.
21 October 2019 | Investigations
07 October 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation into the actions of police officers in relation to a road crash in Dumfries in the early hours of Friday 30 August 2019, in which a 21-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were injured.
The matter was referred to us by Police Scotland and a report will be submitted to them in due course.
16 September 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation into the actions of police officers in the lead up to a road crash on Garnock Road, Stevenston, in the early hours of Friday 30 August 2019, during which two men aged 31 and 33 were injured.
The matter was referred to us by Police Scotland and a report will be submitted to them in due course.
02 September 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation after a 21-year-old man died at Wishaw General Hospital on Monday 26 August 2019, having been taken there from Motherwell Police Station following his arrest on Friday 16 August 2019.
As is standard, the matter was referred by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and a report will be submitted to the COPFS in due course.
