Report Summary
This correspondence sets out the Scottish Police Authority’s views on the Criminal Justice Committee’s Stage 1 Report on the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) Bill.
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Compliance with PIRC recommendations
The Criminal Justice Committee made the following comments at paragraph 472:
“The Committee is of the view that the Bill should be amended to include provisions requiring the SPA and Police Scotland to be under a duty to comply with PIRC’s recommendations, subject to a public interest test, unless there are operational reasons not to. However, there may be cost implications associated with this recommendation and we ask Scottish Ministers to keep these under review.”
The Authority supports these comments, which are consistent both with Lady Angiolini’s recommendations and the Authority’s written and oral evidence before the Committee. However, the Authority is content to defer to the PIRC’s view on whether a duty to comply with its recommendations is required.
