Report Summary
This report provides members of the Forensic Services Committee with an overview of Committee Effectiveness.
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Meeting
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Forensic Services Committee - 3 February 2025
Date : 03 February 2025
Location : Online
Background
The Scottish Police Authority is committed to continuous improvement in the discharge of its responsibilities and its oversight and support for policing in Scotland. The Authority’s Corporate Governance Framework is subject to regular review with the most recent reviews reported to and approved by the Authority in November 2024. In addition, the Authority conducts an annual self-assessment of the effectiveness of Committees.
The Authority enhanced the 2024/25 committee effectiveness process by inviting key stakeholders to offer their assessment and views on the effectiveness of each of the Authority’s committees. Several stakeholders were invited to complete a survey and offer comments. All stakeholders consulted have contributed to and/or attended a committee in the last year:
- Police Scotland
- Forensic Services
- PIRC
- COSLA
- Crown Office
- Scottish Government
- HMICS
- Biometrics Commissioner
- National Crime Agency
- Internal/External Audit
- SCPOSA
- ASPS
- SPF
- Unison
- Unite
To encourage open and frank responses, Members and stakeholders were invited to complete the survey anonymously.
To support accountability and transparency, the Authority is reporting the survey findings and holding all committee effectiveness discussions in public sessions of committee meetings.
