Report - Tayside Police
- Reference:
- PCCS/00594/09/PF – TP
- Police Body:
- Tayside Police
- Date:
- 24 June 2010
- Download:
- Download Report - Tayside Police
Summary and Key Findings
The two complaints considered in this review arose from an incident at a police station in October 2007, when the applicant had attended with his adult daughter in order to support her in providing a statement.
The Commissioner concluded that neither complaint was handled in a reasonable manner. In respect of both complaints, the Commissioner recommended that Tayside Police apologises to the applicant for not taking steps to obtain a statement from Person A and for issuing a response to the complaint in the absence of any statement from Constable C.
The Commissioner also identified three learning points. The first of these is in respect of what constitutes proportionate enquiries in respect of a particular complaint; the second concerns the need for Tayside Police to ensure that records in relation to complaints are retained for the period specified in the guidelines issued by ACPOS; and the third concerns the application of the correct "closure categories" when recording the outcome of complaints.