Report Summary
This report summarises the performance of the Scottish Police Authority's corporate function for the first quarter (April - June) of the 2024-25 reporting period.
The report excludes performance information for Forensic Services which is reported to the Authority's Forensic Services Committee.
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Summary
Corporate Strategy delivery
Delivery in Q1, i.e. actual v planned work was 72 per cent.
28 per cent of planned work was re-profiled, reflecting revised timescales/output for these areas of work. All work re-profiled is expected to be delivered in-year.
No issues identified for delivery of milestones for quarter two at present.
During Q2 all communications related milestones will be reviewed and, where necessary, re-profiled.
People
Staff Full Time Equivalent – Actual is 46.8 (Q4 was 45.8) Overall staff numbers remain lower than budgeted.
Mandatory training – completion figures are generally positive. Some figures have decreased due to new starts joining during Q1 who are yet to complete.
Absence overall has seen a general upward trend, although this did fall from May to June 2024. Short term absence has steadily increased since February 2024 albeit this remains at low levels. There have been higher levels of long-term absence since September 2023 although this did fall slightly from May to June 2024. In conjunction there has been an increase in outstanding return to work interviews.
Resources
Audit – Three recommendations closed, 1 new.
Risk – Oversight of PS equalities out with appetite/tolerance since Q2 2023/24.
FOI requests received was 39 (down 7 on previous). This was more than double that received in Q1 23-24, which was 19. 100 per cent compliance with 20-day response timeline, as per Q4.
SARs requests received was 80 (down 29 on previous). This included 66 requests from officers retiring. 100 per cent compliance with 1-month response timeline (Q4 was 99 per cent).
Security Incidents recorded was 1 (down 4 on previous), nil relating to SPA Corporate. Nil incidents reported to ICO.
Performance
Complaints – continued positive trend with no SPA Corporate related complaints received during Q1.
Media Enquiries – increased to 32 (up 12 on previous). 100% answered within requested timeframe.
ICVS – 33 per cent of detainees seen, as per previous, equals 370. Detainee concerns totalled 394 (up 77 on previous) with 83 per cent of concerns resolved at the time of visit (down 7 per cent on previous).
Governance Support – 100 per cent of SPA Corporate papers, for public items, were published on time (as per Q4 2023-24). Papers submitted on time reduced from 59 per cent in Q4 to 50 per cent, impacting papers circulated on time which reduced from 91 per cent in Q4 to 87 per cent.
