Report - Fife Constabulary
- Reference:
- PCCS/00452/PF-FC
- Police Body:
- Fife Constabulary
- Date:
- 24 April 2010
- Download:
- Download Report - Fife Constabulary
The complaints dealt with in this report relate to a road traffic incident which occurred on 21 September 2007 and the applicant's dissatisfaction with how Fife Constabulary subsequently managed the reporting procedures relating to the incident. The applicant was dissatisfied with how Fife Constabulary handled his original complaint and a second investigation was conducted by the force into how it was handled.
The Commissioner found that all complaints were handled by Fife Constabulary in a reasonable manner. The Commissioner also commended both investigating officers for the thoroughness of their investigations.
However, the Commissioner recommended that Fife Constabulary revises its Force Notice and standard operating procedures to make clear the circumstances in which reports of section 3 road traffic incidents need not be made to the Procurator Fiscal. Such revisions should also make clear the discretion afforded to officers in determining whether injuries are sufficiently serious to justify reporting.