Northern Ireland and Scotland
The IPCC self-regulation scheme covers England and Wales; oversight of the police complaints system in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. In Scotland it is the responsibility of the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland (PCCS) for non-criminal complaints, or the Procurator Fiscal, part of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service where there are allegations of criminality.
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—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)
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—James I of England, James VI of Scotland (1566–1625)