§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he proposes to take in response to the report of the Select Committee on Home Affairs on police complaints procedure.
§ Mr. YoungerThe Committee directed its investigation mainly to procedures in England and Wales and its main recommendations are not directly applicable to the system in Scotland. I have, however, considered the implications for Scottish procedures of those recommendations which are relevant to Scotland, and I am today publishing a consultation note inviting the views of interested bodies on the Government's preliminary conclusions on these matters. Copies of the note have been placed in the Library and are being sent to the police authorities in Scotland, the police associations and the Scottish Council for Civil Liberties. I should welcome views from other interested parties, to whom my Department will make copies of the note available on request.