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HMICS
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Victims of ‘spycops’ to mass boycott review of undercover policing in Scotland
A letter signed by 18 people claims that the planned review into spycops activity in Scotland “cannot be trusted.”
Police inspectorate calls for time limit on immigration detention
The organisation responsible for scrutinising police in Scotland has backed a call for an end to the indefinite detention of immigrants.
Police Scotland ordered to improve after probe into covert work
The Office of the Surveillance Commissioners identify 'significant issues' with the way Police Scotland staff treat surveillance material.
Revealed: links between covert Scots police units and official review
We show the links between covert policing units in Scotland and a former detective working on the HMICS probe into undercover police work.
Review of secret police condemned as a “whitewash”
Campaigners claim proposals for a new Scottish spy cops probe like asking the police to 'mark their own homework.'
Police Scotland self-regulation on biometric data ‘must end’
Campaigners have backed calls for tighter regulation of the way Police Scotland handle biometric data, such as photographs.