Table 7

Complaints Cases and Allegations against the Police - Analysis of Disposals

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

1996/97

1997/98

Number of complaint cases outstanding at beginning of year

16

33

10

8

17

11

41

26

117

138

4

10

342

321

39

32

586

579

Number of complaints cases received during the year

92

96

29

23

100

82

188

244

251

210

46

60

521

494

106

112

1,333

1,321

Number of complaint cases disposed of during year

73

97

30

23

105

74

187

230

227

224

38

37

542

464

113

114

1,315

1,263

Number of complaint cases standing over at end of year

35

32

9

8

12

19

42

40

141

124

12

33

321

3251

32

30

604

637

Number of complaint allegations disposed of during year

117

155

30

36

119

88

229

302

426

385

46

41

982

965

164

157

2,113

2,129

Number of allegations withdrawn by complainer

6

12

1

6

3

3

12

24

24

29

0

3

38

42

21

18

105

137

Number of allegations abandoned due to non-cooperation of complainer

4

15

0

0

2

1

3

52

17

12

1

2

3

5

3

2

33

89

Number of allegations found to be unsubstantiated

22

21

9

8

47

24

88

107

112

92

2

0

237

271

22

25

539

548

Number of allegations resolved by conciliation or explanation to complainer

2

4

0

0

6

4

40

39

34

47

1

1

40

24

6

6

129

125

Number of allegations leading to criminal proceedings

4

3

0

0

1

0

3

6

2

0

1

0

5

12

7

2

23

23

Number of allegations leading to "No Proceedings" decision by Procurator Fiscal

73

87

18

22

47

31

51

51

224

178

37

31

650

605

92

84

1,192

1,089

Number of allegations leading to criminal convictions

0(0)

1

0(0)

0

0(0)

0

0(3)

1

0(0)

0

0(1)

0

0(2)

0

0(1)

0

0(7)

2

Number of allegations resulting in disciplinary/misconduct hearings

0(0)

-

0(0)

0

2(2)

2

1(0)

1

0(0)

0

0(0)

0

3(0)

1

1(0)

2

7(2)

6

Number of allegations resulting in formal warnings in terms of disciplinary/misconduct regulations

0

-

0

0

2

3

1

4

8

5

0

0

6

5

3

7

20

24

Number of allegations resulting in corrective advice to officers

6(0)

-

2(2)

1

9(2)

10

27(0)

18

5(0)

22

4(2)

4

0(45)

60

8(0)

11

61(51)

126