Report - Central Scotland Police
- Reference:
- PCCS 1005 2010 00295 PF CSP
- Police Body:
- Central Scotland Police
- Date:
- 24 June 2010
- Download:
- Download Report - Central Scotland Police
Summary and Key Findings
The applicant was tried and acquitted of the murder of a child. He later made a number of complaints to Central Scotland Police alleging unprofessional behaviour on the part of certain officers (complaint 1 in this report). He also made several complaints about Central Scotland Police's disclosure of information regarding the circumstances of his case to the Children's Reporter (complaint 2) and Disclosure Scotland (complaint 3).
In respect of complaint 1, the Commissioner found that Central Scotland Police dealt with this in a reasonable manner. In respect of complaint 2, the Commissioner found that Central Scotland Police had not dealt with this in a reasonable manner but in the circumstances made no recommendation in this connection.
The Commissioner also found complaint 3 to have been dealt with in a reasonable manner but noted that it had not been formally recorded as a complaint. The Commissioner recommended that this be done.