| Short Title: | Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 |
| Type: | Scottish Act |
| Parliament: | Scottish Parliament |
| Long Title: | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision about the police; to make further provision about public order and safety; to make further provision about criminal justice; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Citation: | 2006 asp 10 |
| Royal Assent: | 4 July 2006 |
| Amendments: | Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 |
| Status: | amended |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/10/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. The majority of the Act came into force on 1 April 2007.[1]
Amongst other provisions, the Act changed how non-criminal complaints against the police are handled by setting up the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland to deal with them.