Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland

Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland
AbbreviationPCCS
PredecessorHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Scotland
SuccessorPolice Investigations and Review Commissioner
Formation1 April 2007 (2007-04-01)
Dissolved31 March 2013 (2013-03-31)
Legal statusexecutive non-departmental public body
PurposeComplaints about the Scottish police
Location
  • Hamilton Business Park, Caird Park, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Region served
Scotland
Commissioner
John McNeill
Parent organization
Scottish Government

The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland (PCCS) was the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made by members of the public against the police force of Scotland. It operated between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2013.

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