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Police force is hit by big rise in complaints



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Published Date: 08 July 2008
THE number of people lodging complaints about Lothian and Borders Police soared by more than 50 per cent in the last year.
A total of 788 formal complaints were made by the public between April last year and March, compared with 505 for the preceding 12 months.

Misconduct proceedings were launched against 15 force staff members. Six staff are currently suspended from duty and there are eight outstanding cases against force members.

A report by Deputy Chief Constable Tom Halpin found that the biggest rise was in the category "irregularity of procedure", which soared by 102 per cent to 267.

These included a range of allegations, including failing to properly explain police procedure and a perceived lack of action by officers from the complainer.

The number of allegations for the year was 1016 compared, with 657 for the previous year. The majority referred to alleged "unprofessional conduct".





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  • Last Updated: 08 July 2008 11:26 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

alex paterson,

edinburgh 08/07/2008 12:25:21
Good,not before time something happened.
2

James (1),

08/07/2008 12:40:52
TONY! Have you been phoning again?
3

Alasdair MacWhirter,

Taking lunch 08/07/2008 12:57:46
Rather selective reporting again from the EN
"Misconduct proceedings were launched against 15 force staff members. Six staff are currently suspended from duty and there are eight outstanding cases against force members."

They forgot to say how many are police officers and how many are civilian staff - maybe there wasn't enough complaints against police officers to try and grab a headline.
4

Cynicaltalk,

08/07/2008 14:12:37
#3

Does it matter? Nowhere in the article does it imply that it was solely police officers involved, and as police officers and civillian staff engage with the public, it does not make it any less serious when an allegation is made.
5

James (1),

09/07/2008 00:20:47
#4 an allegation is not proof of anything! I could allege you have no idea what you are talking about (This is not me trying to insult you)and just because I allege this does not make it true. Would you consider it serious if I said this?
We have to acknowledge that we live in a complain about anything society now. Some will certainly be valid but some will also be nonsense.

 

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