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Police complaints overhaul 'needs to be prioritised' by MSPs to give Scotland 'reliable and trusted' force

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police complaints procedure need to be given priority. The former lord advocate published the findings of her review last month, making more than 80 recommendations.

Among them is increasing the powers of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC), as well as making it responsible to the Scottish Parliament rather than Scottish ministers.

The proposed reform included a raft of new powers for independent handling of complaints and dozens of recommendations relating to matters like police culture, misconduct and deaths in custody.Speaking at a virtual meeting of the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing on Monday, Dame Elish said it’s now up to the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament to consider what is actioned first.But.

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