What we can review

We can review how complaints about the behaviour of an individual police officer or staff member have been handled, as well as the quality of service given by a police force, police authority or policing agency. 

This includes the eight Scottish police forces (Central Scotland Police, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, Fife Constabulary, Grampian Police, Lothian and Borders Police, Northern Constabulary, Strathclyde Police and Tayside Police); the Scottish Police Services Authority; the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency; and the eight police authorities, one for each police force, which are responsible for resourcing police forces and investigating complaints against senior police officers.