Communication & Engagement

The work stream has been focusing on a number of areas below:

• Raising awareness of colleague insights with the SMTs/DMTs into the New Year, with further colleague engagement and ongoing support to understand issues specific to the service areas where needed.

• The SETM intranet site is nearly complete. This will be accessed via the Policing Together intranet site and will contain all relevant information, communications, events and links with relevance to the SETM delivery programme. Linked to this is a further push on the dialogue platforms. Space has been booked on the feature banner on the intranet.

• Police Scotland’s That Guy campaign relaunched w/c 30th Oct on social media with new content and influencers. We are now considering a creative for internal audiences, taking on board some of the discussion at the recent Why? Event. Ongoing support will be provided to promote online discussion/academic events. Our support for 16 Days will include internal as well as external content, this is being finalised.

• Creating storyboards of colleague lived/living experience to support wider communication and learning.

• Online colleague engagement platforms to keep colleagues engaged and involved with ‘you said we’re doing feedback’; and, to identify solutions and good practice together supporting the SETM work streams. These will be published on a dedicated SETM intranet page.

• Lanarkshire SETM Engagement Pilot will take place in Q Division in November focusing on how to report and challenge behaviours. Plans are also in place to replicate this in OSD; and

• A communications strategy has been developed and agreed.

Colleague insights confirmed that many of those who took part in the initial engagement welcomed opportunities to continue to share their lived experiences and to make suggestions for the service. Information is provided below on engagement that has been launched to enable colleagues to continue to participate. Insights and actions will be shared in updates to future meetings.

• Colleague Collaboration Space (Dialogue)

This online engagement platform is open to all colleagues and is a continuous conversation, where you can interact with colleague suggestions and make your own.
Share your thoughts on how our policies and procedures can make a difference and ensure Police Scotland is a safe place for everyone, free of misogynistic and sexist behaviours.
Visit the Sexism and Misogyny: Colleague Collaboration Space

• Use your 'Photo voice' (Citizen Space)

Photo voice is an innovative research approach which enables participants to capture and share an insight into their world.

Using this platform, we are inviting all colleagues to submit photographs that highlight your everyday experiences of sexism and misogyny in the workplace.

Alternatively, you may wish to submit photographs of positive action you have seen in the workplace, in relation to tackling sexism and misogyny.