Under 2% of complaints about Police Scotland officers led to management action

05.02.2023 - 23:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Less than two per cent of complaints made against Police Scotland officers led to management action, according to research by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Just 63 out of more than 4,000 issues raised were resolved by action from seniors on the force.

Between October 2021 and 2022, there were 4,280 complaints about the behaviour of police officers, a freedom of information request revealed. Of those some 1,324 are still being investigated while 2,628 have been either abandoned, withdrawn or frontline resolved.

Of the remaining 328 complaints, of which 21 were criminal, 79 were either fully or partially resolved of which 63 were subject to management action. There were 249 complaints, including 18 criminal, not upheld.

The Lib Dems have said the force must "offer reassurances about the speed and robustness of their complaints process". Deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain, who previously worked as a police officer, said: "Less than two per cent of the complaints against Police Scotland officers last year resulted in management action.

"It may be the bulk of these complaints were spurious or could be dealt with at a frontline level but in the wake of the heinous crimes committed by David Carrick, it's clear that police services across the UK need to get better at recognising patterns of behaviour and not allowing bad apples to escape with a slap on the wrist."

Chief Superintendent Catriona Henderson said Police Scotland demanded the "highest levels of integrity from officers and staff and when someone fails to meet this standard we take appropriate action and any allegation of misconduct is thoroughly investigated".

She said an assessment unit decided whether a complaint should be investigated, with the majority dealt with via

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