Police Investigations and Review Commissioner

Police Investigation and Review Commissioner
Non Departmental Public Body overview
Formed	1 April 2013
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Hamilton House, Hamilton Business Park, Caird Park, Hamilton, ML3 0QA
Employees	49
Minister responsible	Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice;
Non Departmental Public Body executives	Kate Frame,, Police Investigation and Review Commissioner; Barry Mackay,, Director of Corporate Services;
Website	pirc.scotland.gov.uk

The Police Investigation and Review Commissioner (PIRC) is the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for investigating complaints by members of the public against Police Scotland.

It provides independent scrutiny of how police bodies respond to complaints from members of the public.^[1]

History

On 1 April 2013, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 brought together Scotland's eight territorial police services, the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and the Scottish Police Services Authority into the new national police service, Police Scotland. At the same time the remit of the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland expanded to include investigations into the most serious incidents involving the police. To reflect this change, the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland was renamed the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner.^[2]

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