The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland (PCCS) was the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made by members of the public against the police force of Scotland.
It was created under the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006.
[1] John McNeill succeeded Martin as Commissioner and assumed office on 17 August 2009, for a three-year term.
"[4] In March 2010, McNeill urged Scottish police forces to adopt common guidelines about recording complaints.
[5] Later that year McNeill reported a further rise in complaints received for the 2010/11 period, also noting that police bodies were highlighting in their final responses to complainers a right of redress to the commissioner.