Report - Fife Constabulary
- Reference:
- PCCS/00274/PF-FC
- Police Body:
- Fife Constabulary
- Date:
- 28 August 2010
- Download:
- Download Report - Fife Constabulary
The complaint dealt with in this report arose following an incident at a Procurator Fiscal's office in which the applicant was threatened with arrest by police officers for a breach of the peace. The applicant subsequently complained to Fife Constabulary that the officers had no good reason for threatening him with arrest and in doing so had abused their powers.
The Commissioner found that the complaint was dealt with in a reasonable manner. However, for the reasons stated in the report, the Commissioner recommended that Fife Constabulary reminds the officers concerned of the current definition of breach of the peace. The Commissioner is aware that a number of police forces have recently issued guidance to officers regarding developments in the case-law surrounding breach of the peace. If it has not already done so, Fife Constabulary should now issue similar guidance to all officers.