The majority of recommendations are for Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority, the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service or His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.

Some of the recommendations (34) are dependent upon legislative change.

In February 2021, the Scottish Government and Crown Office issued a joint response to the review. This response was a clear commitment to accept the majority of recommendations, with scope to explore options where others routes or mechanisms may achieve the desired outcome. Ministers also committed to bringing forward comprehensive primary legislation to cover the necessary legislative changes. You can read the joint response in the related content below.

The Ministerial Group publishes Thematic Progress Reports regularly which detail progress and outstanding actions. You can read more information about the Ministerial Group and its progress reports from the related content section below. 

The most recent report confirmed that 58 recommendations not dependent upon legislative change had been implemented to date. 

The Scottish Government launched a full public consultation between May and August 2022, seeking views to inform policy positions on those recommendations that require, or are likely to require, legislative change or new legislation. An independent analysis of responses was published in November 2022.

In September 2022, the First Minister confirmed in the 2022-23 Programme for Government, that the Scottish Government would introduce a Bill on Police Complaints and Misconduct Handling. 

The Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 6 June 2023. It is currently at stage 1 of the Parliamentary process, where it is being considered by the Criminal Justice Committee, which will in due course call for evidence on its provisions.