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Independent Review: Police Complaints

This page tells you about the first independent review of complaint handling, misconduct and investigations in policing in Scotland announced by the then Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael Matheson in June 2018. 

The review was led by the Rt Hon Dame (now Lady) Elish Angiolini DBE QC and commenced in September 2018. Lady Elish Angiolini reviewed the effectiveness of the new systems for dealing with complaints against the police, how well complaints are investigated and the processes involved.

You can find out more about the review, its reports and progress against these recommendations from the 'Related Content' below.


Related Content

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Parliamentary Statement: Review of police complaints handling

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Independent Review Final Report Police Complaints Handling

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Independent Review Interim Report Police Complaints Handling

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Ministerial Group: Thematic Progress Report - May 2023

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Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill