Policing - complaints handling, investigations and misconduct issues: independent review - preliminary report

Footnotes

1. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody

2. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385911/An_Independent_Review_of_the_Police_Disciplinary_System_-_Report_-_Final....pdf

3. https://rm.coe.int/opinion-of-the-commissioner-for-human-rights-thomas-hammarberg-concern/16806daa54

4. Harris, O'Boyle and Warbrick: Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, (3rd edition) (p.779)

5. https://pirc.scot/media/1211/pccs_statutory_guidance_web.pdf

6. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385911/An_Independent_Review_of_the_Police_Disciplinary_System_-_Report_-_Final....pdf

7. https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Ethics-home/Documents/Code_of_Ethics_ReadingList.pdf

8. Independent Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody, Home Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody

9. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385911/An_Independent_Review_of_the_Police_Disciplinary_System_-_Report_-_Final....pdf

10. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/8/section/5

11. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1074/regulation/5/made

12. Police Scotland has 12 senior officers who hold the office of constable: one Chief Constable, three Deputy Chief Constables and eight Assistant Chief Constables.

13. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/200

14. https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2016-0041-judgment.pdf

15. The Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2014 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/68/schedule/1/made

16. http://www.spa.police.uk/assets/128635/293595/complaint-handling-procedures

17. Police Scotland's online complaints page and guide: https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/police-scotland/complaints-about-the-police/how-to-make-a-complaint/

18. SPA's complaints guide: http://www.spa.police.uk/assets/128635/293595/guidetomakingspacomplaints

19. https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/J/2019/3/25/Report-on-post-legislative-scrutiny-of-the-Police-and-Fire-Reform--Scotland--Act-2012---The-Scottish-Fire-and-Rescue-Service/JS052019R10.pdf

20. https://pirc.scot/media/1211/pccs_statutory_guidance_web.pdf

21. https://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/151934/184779/complaints-about-the-police-sop

22. http://www.spa.police.uk/assets/126884/182288/552914/item7

23. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385911/An_Independent_Review_of_the_Police_Disciplinary_System_-_Report_-_Final....pdf

24. https://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/151934/184779/unacceptable-actions-by-complainers-sop

25. https://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/151934/184779/complaints-about-the-police-sop

26. https://rm.coe.int/opinion-of-the-commissioner-for-human-rights-thomas-hammarberg-concern/16806daa54

27.https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=e3b186a6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7

28. http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/p/f/11287_CoP1_Disciplinary_Procedures_v1__Accessible.pdf

29. SPA/Police Scotland Grievance Standard Operating Procedure, June 2018

30. https://pirc.scot/media/1211/pccs_statutory_guidance_web.pdf

31. Independent Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody, Home Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody

32. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody

33. The constable's declaration is prescribed in Section 10 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/8/section/10

34. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody

35. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/cos-general-docs/pdf-docs-for-opinions/2019csoh35.pdf?sfvrsn=0

36. https://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/138327/386688/policing-2026-strategy.pdf

37. https://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/138327/386688/policing-2026-3-year-programme-2017-2020

38. Ariel B, Farrar W, Sutherland A (2014) The Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Use of Force and Citizens' Complaints Against the Police: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, September 2015, Volume 31, Issue 3

39. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/62/regulation/8/made

40. https://pirc.scot/media/4447/spa-audit-report-2017.pdf

41. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/34

42. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/68/regulation/10/made

43. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/62/contents/made

44. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/section/45

45. https://pirc.scot/media/1211/pccs_statutory_guidance_web.pdf

46. https://www.gov.scot/publications/police-investigations-review-commissioner-governance-accountability-framework-document-2019/

47. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody

48. https://pirc.scot/media/1211/pccs_statutory_guidance_web.pdf

49. Together, the Lord Advocate, Solicitor General and the Advocate Deputes are known as "Crown Counsel".

50. https://pirc.scot/media/1211/pccs_statutory_guidance_web.pdf

51. https://pirc.scot/media/1277/mou_audit_scotland.pdf

52. https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/work/scrutiny/docs/as_140925_hmics_memorandum.pdf

53. https://www.hmics.scot/sites/default/files/publications/PIRC%20and%20HMICS%20MoU%20-%202019.pdf

54. https://www.hmics.scot/sites/default/files/publications/HMICS20190606PUB.pdf

55. A caveat to this statement is that the Auditor General has a statutory role as regards complaints about fraud, corruption or wrongdoing from employees who have the status of whistle‑blowers.

56. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-and-serious-incidents-in-police-custody