Police Investigations and Review Commissioner

Police Investigation and Review Commissioner

Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2013
Type	Executive non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Hamilton House, Hamilton Business Park, Caird Park, Hamilton, ML3 0QA 55°46′59″N 4°02′56″E / 55.783°N 4.049°E / 55.783; 4.049Coordinates: 55°46′59″N 4°02′56″E / 55.783°N 4.049°E / 55.783; 4.049
Employees	49
Minister responsible	Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Agency executives	Kate Frame, Police Investigation and Review Commissioner Barry Mackay, Director of Corporate Services
Parent agency	Scottish Government
Website	pirc.scotland.gov.uk
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Scotland in the UK and Europe

The Police Investigations 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; and the Scottish operations of the National Crime Agency, British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Ministry of Defence Police, and HM Revenue and Customs.

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.

In June 2014 Kate Frame was appointed as the new Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, taking up the post in August.

The PIRC provides independent scrutiny of how police bodies respond to complaints from members of the public.