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Police Complaints Commissioner: annual reports and statistics

2012 October 8
by KatrinaM

PCCS 2011-12 Annual reportUpdate

“Number of complaints about Scots cops rockets in the last year” Daily Record
“Allegations from public against police in Scotland increase 13%” Scotsman
“Allegations against police officers rise by 13% over 12 months” STV
“Police complaints figures back up” Law Society Journal Online
“It is vital that the police are seen to be held to account” Herald
“Allegations of rudeness against police officers soar” Herald
“Scottish police complaint allegations rise” BBC

Following posted 10.9.12

“Scotland’s Police Complaints Commissioner reappointed” Law Society Journal Online
“Police complaints resolved” Herald

Following posted 12.10.11

“Police complaints at three-year low but public still riled by rude officers” Scotsman
“Number of complaints against Scottish police officers at three year low” Daily Record
“Police complaints down, says Commissioner” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted 6.09.11

“Complaints against police up 70%” Herald
“Complaints to police watchdog rise by 70%” Scotsman
“Rise in concern over police complaint handling” BBC
“Number of complaints against police in Scotland up by 70% in a year” Daily Record
“More complaints being made against the police” STV
“Sharp jump in complaints to police watchdog” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted 6.12.10

“Complaints against Tayside Police rise by 11%” Courier
“Scottish police complaints fall” Herald
“Complaints against Scottish police drop” Scotsman
“Drop in complaints against Scottish police forces” BBC

Following posted on 4.10.10

“Grievances about police complaints rise by 20%” Herald
“Public needs confidence in the system for investigating police” Herald
“Sharp rise in police complaints” Press and Journal
“Complaints against police handling of grievances increase” Scotsman
“Rise in numbers asking for police complaints to be reviewed” STV
“Police complaints watchdog calls for change” BBC

Following posted on 9.12.09

“Complaints against the police hit record high in last year” Herald
“Complaints against force down by quarter” Scotland on Sunday
“Police complaints in Scotland up 25% in a year” Daily Record
“Complaints against police soar by 28%” Evening News
“Complaints against police rise by a quarter” Scotsman
“Surge in bobbies rapped by public” Scottish Sun
“Complaints against police hit new high” Express
“Complaints about Scottish police forces increase” BBC

Following posted on 29.8.07

“Prisoner complaints fall” Holyrood.com
“Watchdog questions inmates policy” Herald
“Prisoner complaint numbers fall” BBC

Following posted on 11.5.07

“Police watchdog warns existing powers may be insufficient to restore confidence” Scotsman

Press releases

“Police Complaints Commissioner appointed” Scot.Gov. (Sept. 2012)
“Two thirds of complaints handled reasonably by police” Police Complaints Commissioner Scotland (Sept. 2012)
“Complaint allegations against Scottish police forces fall to three year low” Police Complaints Commissioner (October 2011)
“Applications to Police Complaints Commissioner on the increase” Police Complaints Commissioner Scotland (August 2011)
“Applications to Police Complaints Commissioner up 19% in one year” Police Complaints Commissioner Scotland (October 2010)
“Police Complaints: Statistics for Scotland 08/09″ PCC Scotland (December 2009)
“Public awareness of PCCS leads to more enquiries and more reviews” PCCS (October 2009)

See also

Police Complaints Commissioner Scotland Annual Report 2011-12
Police Complaints: Statistics for Scotland 2010-11
Police Complaints: Annual Report for Scotland 2010/11
Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland
Police Complaints: Statistics for Scotland 2009/10
PCCS Annual Report 2009–10
Scottish Prisons Complaints Commission’s Annual Report 2006-2007
PCCS 2nd Annual Report

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