Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of Joint Strategy for Policing (2023/26).
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Meeting
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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 25 May 2023
Date : 25 May 2023
Location : Crown Plaza, Glasgow
Public Engagement Exercise
Before finalising the Joint Strategy for Policing 2023-26, an engagement exercise was undertaken using the Authority’s citizen space platform. The engagement exercise used the engagement draft of the joint strategy as agreed by the Authority at the February board meeting.
This exercise sought views on the proposed outcomes and areas of focus within the Joint Strategy for Policing 2023-26, and any areas which respondents felt are missing or require a different emphasis.
The engagement exercise ran for a period of six weeks, advertised through websites and social media channels of both the Authority and Police Scotland. 103 additional formal responses were submitted, 72% of which came from members of the public, and 28% from either police officer, members of police staff or Authority staff.
Two key themes emerged from the submissions: (1) scepticism over resourcing and funding and the capacity to deliver the five outcomes; (2) the importance of prioritising and focussing efforts against the backdrop of a wide legislative remit for policing. From the feedback it seems that outcomes 1 and 2, those more explicitly focused on operational service delivery, resonated most with the public.
The draft Joint Strategy for Policing 2023-26 was reviewed once more to take account of the feedback received during the engagement period, and a final draft, attached, is now being presented to the Authority for final approval and subsequent publication and laying Parliament.
