Report - Strathclyde Police
- Reference:
- PCCS/00667/PF-SP
- Police Body:
- Strathclyde Police
- Date:
- 24 April 2010
- Download:
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The applicant made allegations of fraud to Strathclyde Police in 1997 following a dispute in the late 1980s over the ownership of several properties. These allegations were reported to the Area Procurator Fiscal who determined that no crime had been committed. The applicant has since contacted Strathclyde Police on several occasions stating his belief that his allegation was not properly investigated.
The Commissioner found that, despite this, Strathclyde Police did not identify the applicant's concern as a complaint about the police. In any other circumstances, the Commissioner would have recommended that Strathclyde Police investigate the applicant's complaint and issue him with a response. However, given the passage of time the Commissioner did not consider that such enquiries would be likely to yield reliable evidence.
Accordingly, the Commissioner recommended that Strathclyde Police apologise to the applicant for failing to identify and his complaint at the time. The Commissioner also recommended that Strathclyde Police takes steps to record the applicant's concern as a complaint about the police.