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This Week in Policing and Justice

The Authority is an outward, engaging organisation responsible for the continuous improvement of policing in Scotland.

This page gives a selected overview of key developing matters across the whole of policing and justice.

The content does not necessarily represent the views or positions taken by the Authority.

NPCC - Funding confirmed for National Centre for VAWG and Public Protection

(2 February 2025) This policing hub will support forces with specialist knowledge and training. It will lead on the national approach to preventing VAWG offences.

Crest Advisory - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): Halving it Through Preparing

(31 January 2025) Using the 4Ps (Prevent, Protect, Pursue, Prepare), Crest Advisory have developed actions to drive forward a unified response to VAWG. This is the fourth in a series of reports produced by Crest Advisory.

Office for National Statistics - Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2024

(30 January 2025) Crime against households and adults using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

Scottish Government - Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: January 2025

(30 January 2025) This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities areas. It is published with up to date statistics every month.

Crest Advisory - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): Halving it Through Pursuing

(29 January 2025) Using the 4Ps (Prevent, Protect, Pursue, Prepare), Crest Advisory have developed actions to drive forward a unified response to VAWG. This is the third in a series of reports produced by Crest Advisory.

Crest Advisory - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): Halving it Through Protection

(27 January 2025) Using the 4Ps (Prevent, Protect, Pursue, Prepare), Crest Advisory have developed actions to drive forward a unified response to VAWG. This is the second in a series of reports produced by Crest Advisory.

Scottish Government - A decade of care: A corporate parenting update from Scottish Ministers 2021 - 2024

(23 Jan 2025) Third report on corporate parenting by Scottish Ministers. In this report, we set out how Scottish Ministers have fulfilled their duties as a corporate parent from 2021 to 2024, to support and improve outcomes for children and young people with care experience.

Scottish Government - Criminal justice monitoring data: monthly statistics

(17 January 2025) Statistics showing the length of time to process cases in Scotland from caution to verdict.

Scottish Government - Serious Organised Crime Taskforce: progress report 2024

(19 December 2024) This progress report details some of the advances made by the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and its partners.

Scottish Government - Minority ethnic women's experiences in Scotland 2024: intersectional evidence review

(19 December 2024) Explores evidence on the experiences of minority ethnic women living in Scotland as a route to examining the importance of intersectional analysis, plus the opportunities and challenges of taking an intersectional approach in data collection, analysis and reporting.

Scottish Government - The Promise Story of Progress: How is Scotland doing in its progress towards keeping the promise?

(18 December 2024) A national report co-authored by COSLA, The Scottish Government and The Promise Scotland, presenting the shared approach to understanding progress towards keeping The Promise.

Scottish Government - Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2022-23

(17 December 2024) Statistics on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and alternative measures to prosecution issued by the police and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are presented for the 10 years from 2013-14 to 2022-23.

Scottish Government - Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: July to September 2024

(10 December 2024) This quarterly report presents Police Scotland management information to provide an indication of current trends in suspected drug deaths in Scotland.

Scottish Biometrics Commissioner - Commissioner welcomes UK and Scottish ‘conversations’ on the future of Live Facial Recognition

(22 November 2024) In this article, the Commissioner references the Biometrics Conference hosted by the Authority in June 2024. 

Crest Advisory - Reforming policing for the future - what does this mean?

(22 November 2024) A summary of the Home Secretary's proposed reforms of policing in England and Wales.