About you
3. What is your name?
Name
Lynette Morrison
Section 2: Code of ethics
8. What are your views on the proposals to establish a statutory Code of Ethics for Police Scotland, the requirement for police officers to have regard to the Code, and the procedures for producing the Code?
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Yes their should be a code of practise that is robust and transparent. The current code of ethics is not fit for purpose.
Section 3: Duty of candour
9. What are your views on the proposal to introduce a duty of candour for constables as set out in section 3?
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All police officers regardless of rank and including the chief officer current or retired have to be aware of the transparency, honesty and integrity of their role.
The fire arm officers to be accountable for their actions whilst on duty and off duty.
That their declaration to include “that I will follow the code of ethics for policing Scotland “
The fire arm officers to be accountable for their actions whilst on duty and off duty.
That their declaration to include “that I will follow the code of ethics for policing Scotland “
Section 4: Liability of the Scottish Police Authority for unlawful conduct of the Chief Constable
10. Do you have any views on the proposal for the SPA to be liable for the unlawful conduct on the part of the Chief Constable in the carrying out of their functions?
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My view is the proposal for the SPA to be liable for the unlawful conduct on the part of the current and past chief Constable in the carrying out of their functions need to be included.
Section 5: Misconduct procedures: functions of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
11. What are your views on the proposal to broaden the functions of the PIRC to include any aspect of the regulatory disciplinary procedures, not just misconduct investigations?
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The PIRC should be able broaden the functions and to regulate the disciplinary procedures, not just misconduct investigations.
Section 6: Procedures for misconduct: former constables
12. What are your views on the proposals to continue disciplinary procedures for gross misconduct, should an officer retire or resign?
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Absolutely support officers regardless of rank and to include chief officers currently serving, retired or resigned should be liable to have disciplinary procedures of gross misconduct or law breaking to be brought against them. And fir them to be answerable.
13. Do you have any views on the proposed time period after which no steps, or only certain steps in the misconduct procedures would be applied unless additional criteria were met?
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There should be no restriction or any time limit after no steps can be taken against misconduct of procedures. Regardless of there being no additional criteria becoming known. Be it 5 or 30 years ago the misconduct occurred. No matter the rank of the officer currently or in the past, this would include a chief officer.
Section 7: Scottish police advisory list and Scottish police barred list
14. What are your views on the proposals to establish Scottish police barred and advisory lists and the criteria for the inclusion of an officer to either list?
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Any officer who has been found to be proven in a misconduct case, regardless of rank should be names and barred as well as added to a advisory list and the criteria for inclusion of an officer to either list.
Section 8: Procedures for misconduct: senior officers
15. What are your views on the proposal to have an independent panel determine misconduct cases against senior officers?
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The SPA should not continue to decide cases relating to senior officers. A independent panel should be the the ones to determine misconduct cases against senior officers and to include chief officers if they have been suspected or identified of misconduct. With the panel being a greater mix of of non- members than police.
Section 9: Investigations into possible offences by persons serving with the police
16. What are your views on the proposals to clarify the PIRC’s investigatory powers in relation to criminal conduct and incidents involving deaths of serving police officers, as set out in section 9?
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My view on the proposals to clarify the PIRCs investigation powers in investigatory powers in relation to criminal conduct and incidents involving deaths of serving police officers is no matter if they are currently a on duty officer.
The powers of the PIRC to include personnel who have left the service who may not of been on duty at the time of the incident. Or did not become an officer until after the incident took place. To include any officer of any rank and include a chief officer serving or retired.
The powers of the PIRC to include personnel who have left the service who may not of been on duty at the time of the incident. Or did not become an officer until after the incident took place. To include any officer of any rank and include a chief officer serving or retired.
Section 10: Investigations of complaints made by persons serving with the police
17. What are your views on the proposals to clearly define who can make a “relevant complaint” to the PIRC and in what circumstances?
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Any citizen or police officer can make a relevant complaint against any officer of any rank to include the rank of chief officer current, retired or resigned to the PIRC in any circumstances within or outside their working hours.
Section 11: Complaint handling reviews
18. What are your views on the proposals to enable the PIRC to carry out complaint handling reviews of its own volition and make recommendations in relation to complaints in a review report?
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The PIRC should be able to carry out complaint handling reviews of it own volition and make recommendations in relation to complaints in a review report.
Section 12: Call-in of relevant complaints
19. What are your views on the proposal to give the PIRC a statutory power to take over investigation of complaints being dealt with by the Chief Constable or the SPA under the circumstances set out in section 12?
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My view is the PIRC should have the statutory power to take over investigation of complaints being dealt with by the chief Constable or the SPA under the circumstances set out in section 12. This will ensure accountability of these new proposals.
Section 13: Review of investigation of whistleblowing complaints
20. What are your views on the proposals for the PIRC to audit and have oversight of the SPA and Chief Constable’s arrangements for handling whistleblowing complaints and to report and make recommendations on the arrangements?
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The PIRC to audit and should be able to have oversight of the SPA and chief Constable arrangements for handling whistleblowing complaints and to make recommendations n the arrangements.
Section 14: Investigations involving constables from outwith Scotland
21. What are your views on the proposals to allow the PIRC to investigate serious incidents, potential criminal offending and some deaths involving English, Welsh and Northern Irish constables who are carrying out policing functions in Scotland?
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The PIRC should be allowed to investigate serious incidents, potential criminal offences and some deaths involving English, Welsh and Northern Irish constables who are carrying out policing functions in Scotland.
Section 15: Review of, and recommendations about, practices and policies of the police
22. What are your views on the proposals for the PIRC to review and make recommendations on the practices and policies of Police Scotland or the SPA, either in relation to a specific complaint or more generally?
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PIRC should have it in their remit to review and make recommendations on the practices and policies of police Scotland or the SPA, either in relation to a specific complaint or more generally .
Section 16: Provision of information to the Commissioner
23. What are your views on the proposal to allow the PIRC to have remote access to Police Scotland’s complaints management database?
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Again PIRC should be allowed to have remote access to police Scotlands complaint management database. To ensure transparency in reporting.
Section 17: Advisory board to the Commissioner
24. What are your views on the proposal to establish a statutory advisory board for the PIRC?
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Proposal of a statutory advisory board for the PIRC Is a must as policing, procedures, complaints are forever changing and evolving. So this needs to be taken into account with a eye on the future.
Recommendations made by Lady Elish Angiolini
25. What are your views on the implementation of these recommendations?
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I feel this has been a long time coming. The people of Scotland in the majority have little faith in the policing of Scotland. There have been so many proven cases of miscarriages of justice both in the past and currently. The police in Scotland have been a law onto themselves for too long. With complaint’s being ignored or brushed under the carpet. With no known accountability being acknowledged.
This has been identified be Lady Elish Angiolini and what has resulted in the recommendations on her findings.
This has been identified be Lady Elish Angiolini and what has resulted in the recommendations on her findings.
26. Are there provisions which are not in the Bill which you think should be?
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Yes. Should a police officer of any rank and to include past and present chief officers be found to be guilty of misconduct, then the loose their pension package. They are sanctioned as to any other citizen would be if they were found guilty on a similar misconduct.
27. Do you have any additional comments on the Bill?
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Yes. To reiterate. Should a police officer of any rank and to include past and present chief officers be found to be guilty of misconduct, then the loose their pension package. They are sanctioned as to any other citizen would be if they were found guilty on a similar misconduct.