Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of activities carried out by the Chair since the last Authority meeting held on 27 June 2024.
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Meeting
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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 22 August 2024
Date : 22 August 2024
Location : The Grand Hall, Merchants House, 7 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BA
Scottish Crime Campus – 10th Anniversary
On 14 August 2024 I attended an event to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Scottish Crime Campus alongside the Director of Forensic Services. Also in attendance were Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, and Chair of the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce Angela Constance, Chief Constable Jo Farrall, Deputy Crown Agent for specialist casework at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Kenny Donnelly.
Opened in 2014 by the Princess Royal, the Scottish Crime Campus is a world class hub with approximately 1,100 people working at the building which enables over 20 agencies to work together to tackle organised crime and seize illegal drugs and firearms. It is also home to world-leading SPA Forensic Services laboratories and Police Scotland’s Serious and Organised Crime Taskforce (SOCT), which drives activity across four identifiable strands to tackle Serious Organised Crime – Detect, Disrupt, Divert and Deter. Other key agencies working from the building include the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the National Crime Agency the Security Industry Authority and the Department for Work and Pensions.
