Review of the Joint Strategy 2020

In late 2021 the Authority Chair and Chief Constable tasked a Joint Working Group, consisting of Authority and Police Scotland staff, with undertaking a review which was collaborative, outward looking, future focused, evidence based and informed by the views of stakeholders.

Stage one of the review focused on:

An assessment of current and future strategic risks, opportunities and challenges affecting, or likely to affect, policing in Scotland, based on a strategic horizon scanning exercise and a strategic landscape review; and

An evidence-based review of progress made to date to deliver the fifteen objectives set out in the current Plan.

This initial desktop-based exercise was delivered in summer 2022, and informed an analysis of the current Strategy/Plan, assessing its continued relevance and identifying any gaps or other areas that may require enhancement or re-emphasis. This concluded that:

There is evidence of good progress to deliver on the ambitions set by strategic outcomes;

The outcomes remain relevant to current and future context for delivery and reflect the key focus areas identified;

The outcomes are set at a broad strategic level which enables the capture of known and emerging focus areas during the period of delivery and are reflective of the newly published Scottish Government Justice Vision;

The outcomes are currently shaping aligned plans for delivery in 2022-23; and

The objectives, while broadly reflective and relevant to current and future delivery context, will be enhanced to reflect increased importance of key areas