Police (Complaints)

Mr. Gourlay
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any proposals for introducing an independent element into the procedure for dealing with complaints against the police in Scotland.

Mr. William Ross
I have said before that I believe that, to complement the role of the procurator fiscal in cases where a criminal offence is alleged, there

causing hardship, I do not propose to take an steps at this time to supplement the assistance already available.