Complaints About the Police
Complaints about senior officers
Dumfries and Galloway Police Authority have a statutory responsibility to scrutinise the manner in which the Chief Constable deals with complaints about any member of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary. This responsibility also extends to responding to complaints about the Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable which may amount to misconduct in terms of the Police (Conduct)(Senior Officer) Regulations 1999. If you wish to make a complaint about either of these officers, you can do so by contacting:
Clerk to the Police Authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Council Offices
English Street
Dumfries
DG1 2DD
Tel: 01387 260022
In this section
- Types and definition of a complaint about the police
- Who can make a complaint
- How to make a complaint
- What information should you provide when making a complaint
- How will my complaint be investigated
- The role of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Malicious complaints
- Complaints about senior officers
- What if I am not satisfied with the way that the police handled my complaint
- Learning from complaints
