Report Summary
This report provides members of the People Committee with an overview of the proposed reporting to SPA People Committee from Forensic Services.
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Meeting
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People Committee - 29 August 2024
Date : 29 August 2024
Location : Online
Background
The Forensic Services Strategy Delivering excellence in forensic science for a safe and resilient Scotland was published - after the approval of the Scottish Police Authority - in September 2021 with one of the four key strategic outcomes with an emphasis on our people.
Forensic Services recognise that our circa. 600 highly-trained and qualified people are our most important asset, and we are committed to ensuring that they have readily accessible support to empower them in their roles.
The health, safety and wellbeing of our people is a priority, and we will ensure that the appropriate resources are available to offer support and guidance.
We recognise that leadership skills and development opportunities are important to our people. We will ensure we have fair and clear career pathways to support mobility throughout the organisation and create enhanced professional support resources to invest in the development of our people.
As well as the internal governance arrangement, the Forensic Services Change Programme has been key in driving this work forward since the publication of the Forensic Strategy in 2021.
