Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of Chief Constable’s Report.
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Meeting
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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 23 March 2023
Date : 23 March 2023
Location : COSLA, Edinburgh
Organisational Culture in Police Scotland
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS), the police inspectorate, is currently undertaking an inspection of organisational culture in Police Scotland.
The purpose of the inspection is to make an assessment of whether Police Scotland has a healthy organisational culture and ethical framework and if our values, code of ethics and standards of professional behaviour are consistently lived across the Service.
The organisation's values, code of ethics, and the standards of professional behaviour are vital to the culture and practice of everyone in policing. We know from reviews and inspections and through listening to officers and staff, that policing in Scotland is not immune from the cultural challenges of other police services, other sectors or industries or society as a whole.
There is already significant work underway as part of our Policing Together initiative which seeks to ensure our values of integrity, fairness, respect and a commitment to upholding human rights lie at the heart of all we do. We will continue to drive improvements to how policing in Scotland reflects, represents and serves all our communities.
