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Instead, it opens the door to what it called "proportionate, targeted interventions" to ensure the market is competitive.

Antony White KC said only "specific instances" should be considered to "allow a trial of clearly identified factual issues to take place in a fair and proportionate manner".

Police officers can use force, but only when it is "proportionate and reasonable in all the circumstances", according to their Standards of Professional Behaviour.

John Blackwood, chief executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords, said his organisation opposed any rent controls but said the cap of inflation plus one percentage point was "proportionate".

In 2023, a previous investigation by the Crown Office concluded that the actions of police were proportionate.