Welcome to the PCCS

I have been appointed by the Scottish Ministers as the first Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland, taking up my powers from 1 April 2007.  The role of the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland was established by the Scottish Parliament in 2006 to consider and review the way police authorities, police forces and policing agencies handle complaints from the public.  This service is free and independent.  The Commissioner’s role is to review the handling of complaints fairly, looking at both sides of what has happened and looking at the facts. 

This website will tell you what the PCCS can do and how to use the services of my office.  I hope that it will give you all the information that you are looking for, but please contact me if you need more details.

Jim Martin
Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland
April 2007

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