Report Summary
The roles and responsibilities of the Scottish Police Authority (the Authority) and Police Scotland in relation to strategic planning are set out in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 at Sections 34 and 35.
Under the Act, the Authority is responsible for producing a Strategic Police Plan and involves the Chief Constable of Police Scotland in developing it.
The alignment of strategic direction, priorities for policing, planning and performance assessment is articulated in this Plan.
This Strategic Police Plan for Scotland requires ministerial approval prior to publication and laying before Parliament.
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Policing in Scotland
Some key developments are:
Violence against women and girls – “That Guy” campaign video and website viewed over 4m times including 2.3m engagements on social media worldwide
Drug seizures – there has been a general upwards trend in drug supply detections since February 2022
Public Satisfaction / User Experience – 85% of people contacted in recent survey, were satisfied with our service. Our User Experience Survey engages with around 2,500 people monthly
Cybercrime – detection rates for cyber related fraud have increased in the past year. Recorded fraud increased nearly 80% in a year- the cyber investigation team had an increase in demand of 2000% from 2019 (16) to 2022 (220)
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – increased our staff profile to reflect our communities in Scotland
Vulnerability – over 185,000 calls received regarding vulnerable people in our communities
Your Police survey – over 70,000 people have helped shape our local and national services in the past year
Caithness Project – successful pilot scheme of participatory budgeting. The initial budget of £32,000 has been allocated to all projects which received the strongest support from residents
Professionalism – introduced new continuous integrity screening programme to protect colleagues and the public
