Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of the Criminal Justice Service Division Performance Update.
The purpose of this report is to provide an update of the progress of CJSD re-modelling work; detailing the impacts on performance, people and process across Middle Office and Production functions whilst highlighting opportunities.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 11 October 2022
Date : 11 October 2022
Location : online
Productions - Process
Whilst Productions have faced challenges caused by disparate ways of working, the national rollout of ICT applications will now assist in ensuring we have national processes across all stores, allowing for greater analytics, tracking and management potential.
Productions management have been discussing improvements to processes with partners in relation to the retention of cash seized as productions, this would require a policy change to support Police Scotland minimising risks associated. We currently securely hold cash in stores across Scotland and with some held in secure deposit boxes with RBS. These arrangements with RBS will cease at the beginning of 2023 which will increase the figure we currently hold without a review of practice in relation to the retention. We are seeking internal legal advice in relation to changes to our processes to minimise the risks involved in retaining excessive amounts of cash seized or proceeds of crime.
Productions also store other high-risk items, such as drugs, firearms, weapons, ammunition and explosives, these are audited on a monthly basis to minimise risks associated. The storage of such items can be a challenge and we require to ensure we utilise the appropriate operating model and the have an appropriate estate and facilities to house such items safely.
