Complaints About the Police
Who can make a complaint
- A member of the public who claims to be the person in relation to whom the act or omission took place.
- A member of the public not falling within the above category, who claims to have been adversely affected by the act or omission.
- A person acting on behalf of a person falling within the above e.g. solicitor, parent of child.
- A member of the public who claims to have witnessed the act or omission.
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
