The Commissioner

 
John McNeill was appointed Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland by Kenny MacAskill the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and took up his post on 17 August 2009.

As Commissioner he provides independent scrutiny of the way that the police handle non-criminal complaints from the public.

He has the power to direct police forces to re-examine any complaints that he considers have not been dealt with properly.  

Click here to read more about his vision, strategy and approach