Report Summary
This report provides members of the People Committee with an overview of Senior Officer Recruitment Process.
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Meeting
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People Committee - 29 August 2023
Date : 29 August 2023
Location : online
Appointment
Following Authority approval (and Scottish Ministers in the case of the Chief Constable), the offer of an appointment can be made to a candidate verbally by the Chair of the Authority and followed up in writing from the Chair of the Authority thereafter.
Verbal offers are made subject to suitable medical assessment and vetting, and a written offer provided once these have been successfully completed.
Once an offer has been accepted, internal and external communication announcing the appointment will be led by the Authority, with the full support of Police Scotland’s communication team. In the case of an appointment to the rank of ACC or DCC, communication should incorporate comment from the Chair and the Chief Constable. Where possible and timings allow, comment from the successful candidate can be incorporated. In the case of the appointment as Chief Constable, communication should incorporate comment from the Chair, incoming Chief Constable and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
