Report Summary
The Scottish Police Authority responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) Bill. This was submitted on 6 December 2024.
This should be read alongside the Authority’s additional written submission on the Bill.
This PDF document above captures the Authority's submission to a Government consultation which was conducted via an online survey.
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Complaint handling reviews
Complaint handling reviews
Section 11 adds a provision to the 2006 Act which would enable the PIRC to carry out a complaint handling review without a request from the complainer or the appropriate authority (the Chief Constable or the SPA), if it was in the public interest to do so.
It would also enable the PIRC to make recommendations in relation to the complaint in its report of the review. The provisions require the appropriate authority to respond within the timescales set out in the report, setting out the action taken or planned in response to the PIRC’s recommendations, or explaining why nothing has been done.
The PIRC would be able publish the response, if it considered it appropriate to do so.
Q: What are your views on the proposals to enable the PIRC to carry out complaint handling reviews of its own volition and make recommendations in relation to complaints in a review report?
A: The Authority supports these provisions in the Bill.
