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Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

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Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006, Section 33A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F133AGeneral functions of the CommissionerS
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The Commissioner's general functions are—

(a)to maintain, and to secure the maintenance by the Authority and the chief constable of, suitable arrangements for—

(i)the handling of relevant complaints; and

(ii)the examination of the handling of relevant complaints and the reconsideration of such complaints in accordance with sections 34 to 41;

(b)where directed to do so by the appropriate prosecutor—

(i)to investigate any circumstances in which there is an indication that a person serving with the police may have committed an offence;

(ii)to investigate, on behalf of the relevant procurator fiscal, the circumstances of any death involving a person serving with the police which that procurator fiscal is required to investigate under section 1 of the [F2Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016];

(c)where requested to do so by the Authority or the chief constable, to investigate and report on certain serious incidents involving the police (see section 41B); and

(d)to investigate other matters relating to the Authority or the Police Service where the Commissioner considers that it would be in the public interest to do so (see section 41C).]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 33A inserted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 62, 129(2) (with s. 100); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121, arts. 1(1), 11)

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