Police have been criticised for their response to a complaint relating to speed cameras in the north.
Mike Burns, who spearheaded a campaign against speed cameras in the Highlands, wrote to the North Safety Camera Unit in March stating that they had failed to update their legacy website since July 2015.
He claimed the website showing live speed camera locations in the north was outdated and inaccurate.
He said displaying inaccurate information was a breach of funding protocols in the Scottish Safety Camera Programme handbook and misled the public.
At the time police said there was a re-structuring of the programme and that during the transition period, they encountered “technical difficulties” in updating the website.
Mr Burns disputed this response and formally complained, but a further response from a police chief inspector did not uphold it.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) report has now ruled that this response “did not address the extent of the applicant’s complaint”.
PIRC recommends a further response from police on whether or not the information regarding camera locations published on the old website remained accurate throughout the time the websites “remained live” but could not be updated.
It also recommends that they address Mr Burns’ point that it could be considered “misleading” as well as recommending a further response about whether the branch of Transport Scotland was aware of the website difficulties and potentially misleading information.
Mr Burns said: “The response raises many more questions than it answers and Police Scotland are firmly now in the dock to explain why they believe they were not misleading the public, and Transport Scotland need to come clean as to whether they were aware of this.”
A police spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland acknowledges the findings and recommendations of the PIRC report and will address the issues raised.”