Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority People Committee with a proposal for the optimum process and arrangements for the appointment of police officers to the rank of Assistant Chief Constable and above by the Scottish Police Authority.
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Meeting
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People Committee - 29 August 2024
Date : 29 August 2024
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. If the successful candidate has not completed PLP – stage 5 (executive leaders) they will be appointed on a temporary basis with their appointed made substantive following their successful completion of the programme.
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.
POST-APPOINTMENT
Following completion of recruitment activity, candidate on boarding will be the responsibility of Police Scotland People and Development team and a formal handover from the Authority’s Workforce Governance team to Police Scotland’s People and Development team will be completed to ensure communication with the successful candidate(s) continue.
