Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of an overview of the strategies and collaborative initiatives pertinent to Rape and Sexual Crime. It places particular emphasis on statistical data and projects that adopt a victim-centred approach.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 19 March 2025
Date : 19 March 2025
Location : online
Operation Soteria
Operation Soteria was launched in June 2021 within Avon & Somerset Police to improve outcomes in cases of rape and serious sexual crime and deliver sustained improvement in the criminal justice response. This led to the development of the National Operating Model (NOM) for the investigation of rape and serious sexual offences and to the National College of Policing developing sexual offences courses covering different areas of policing from first responders to specialist officers.
Senior officers from Operation Soteria visited Police Scotland in January 2025 to meet with National Leads and Head of Public Protection, whereby an overview was provided of our work and governance on all rape, sexual crime, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse and management of sex offenders. They were impressed with Police Scotland’s approach and further benchmarking in ongoing in respect of training and VAWG plan.
