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  • 11 September 2020

    Police acted appropriately prior to death of man whose car collided with a lorry

    An independent investigation report has found that police acted appropriately in their interaction with a man, who later died after his car collided with an articulated lorry. During the early hours of 29 March 2020, officers saw the 36-year-old within an unlit car w...

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  • 11 September 2020

    Police acted appropriately prior to death of man whose car collided with a lorry

    An independent investigation report has found that police acted appropriately in their interaction with a man, who later died after his car collided with an articulated lorry.

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    • Report
    • Investigations
    • death following police contact
  • 10 September 2020

    Review Team publishes two CHR reports this week

    Two CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, which examined a total of 14 complaints made against Police Scotland.

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    • Complaint Handling Review
    • Recommendations
    • CHRs
  • 27 August 2020

    Two Complaint Handling Review reports published this week

    Two CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, which examined a total of three complaints made against Police Scotland.

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    • Complaint Handling Review
    • Report
  • 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
  • 10 August 2020

    One Complaint Handling Review (CHR) published this week

    One CHR has been published by the Review Team this week, which reviewed Police Scotland’s handling of three complaints and found all were dealt with to a reasonable standard.

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    • CHRs
    • Complaint Handling Review
  • 04 August 2020

    SIX Complaint Handling Review (CHR) reports published this week

    Six CHRs have been published by the Review Team this week, with just under half the complaints reasonably handled by police.

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    • Report
    • Complaint Handling Review
    • CHR
    • Recommendations
  • 30 July 2020

    Police justified in discharging PAVA spray during arrest of woman acting violently

    An independent investigation report has found that police were justified in discharging PAVA spray during the arrest of a woman acting violently.

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    • Discharge of PAVA
  • 20 July 2020

    Police justified in discharging PAVA spray at man and woman during violent incident

    An independent investigation report has found that police acted proportionally in discharging PAVA spray during the arrest of two people acting violently.

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    • Use of PAVA spray
    • Firearms
    • Coronavirus
  • 29 June 2020

    Investigation launched into death of 28-year-old man shot by armed police

    An investigation has been launched into the death of a 28-year-old man shot by armed police during an incident in Glasgow. The independent inquiry remains ongoing and a report will be submitted to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in due course.

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    • Firearms Discharge
    • death following police contact
    • Armed Response
  • 26 June 2020

    Police justified in discharging PAVA spray at man brandishing bottle at officers

    An independent report has found that police were justified in discharging PAVA spray at a man acting violently and who brandished a bottle at officers.

    The man was part of a group of men drinking and ignoring emergency Coronavirus social distancing guidelines.

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    • Use of PAVA spray
    • Coronavirus
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