§ 21. Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to introduce an independent element into the procedure for handling complaints against the police.
§ Mr. RifkindMy right hon. Friend has no present plans for changing the procedure in Scotland, where an independent element is already provided through the involvement of the procurator fiscal in the investigation of all complaints from which it may reasonably be inferred that a police officer has committed a criminal offence. He will, however, consider whether any change is needed in reviewing the implications for Scotland of Lord Scarman's recent report and also the current work of the Home Affairs Committee on complaints against the police.