Next Steps

In recognition of the volume of insights generated by these three pieces of work, the Authority’s Strategy and Performance team will be preparing infographic-based summaries for publication on the Insights section of the Authority’s website, and on social media platforms over the course of the next few months.

The findings from these three reports will also be shared with the Joint Research and Evidence Forum where there is an expectation that Forum members will consider the extent to which there are any knowledge gaps outstanding.

Further regular polling will be carried out in January 2025 (Wave 6). This will represent the final wave of public polling work under the terms of the existing contract with the supplier.

The deeper dive analytical series will be further developed as follows:

• December 2024: the views of young people aged 16-24, reporting to December Policing Performance Committee
• March 2025: the views of people with physical/mental health conditions (limiting and non-limiting) reporting to Policing Performance Committee in Spring 2025.

The public’s less positive view on how well antisocial behaviour is being tackled in Scotland has been a key theme running through analysis and insights into what drives trust and confidence in the police, and what influences the public’s view on how well the police are performing. In recognition of this, the Authority’s Strategy and Performance team is in the process of producing more detailed analysis on the policing of antisocial behaviour in Scotland, with evidence from polling activity informing this work.

Authority staff are also engaging regularly with the Scottish Government’s Independent Working Group on Antisocial Behaviour, and will share data and insights with the working group to strengthen the group’s evidence-based understanding of the subject.