Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of SPA Chief Executive’s Report.
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Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 25 May 2023
Date : 25 May 2023
Location : Crown Plaza, Glasgow
Mental Health and Trauma in Policing Event
On Friday 21 April 2023 the Authority and Police Scotland hosted a conference focused on the experience of trauma across our workforce. The event, attended by around 100 delegates, heard from academics and experts in trauma and from officers and staff across our workforce about their own lived experience. These
insights, along with examples of practice from partner agencies such as Scottish Ambulance Service and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, inspired a rich and positive discussion about how we can learn and develop our approach within policing.
Authority Member Fiona McQueen chaired the event, and is leading on the next steps from the conference. I want to note formally our thanks to our staff associations and the trades unions for their involvement in the planning and delivery of such a successful event along with teams from the Authority, Forensic Services and Police Scotland. The programme, presentations and a video from the event are available on the Authority’s website now. An event summary and next steps document will be published in due course.
