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Complaints & Conduct Committee

  • Date: 01 June 2023
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: online

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1. Introduction and Welcome:
1.1 Chair’s Opening Remarks
1.2 Apologies
1.3 Declarations of Interest and Connections
1.4 Any Other business
1.5 Decision on taking business in private (Item 11 - 13)

2. Minute and Actions from previous meeting:

2.1 Minute from meeting held on 1 March 2023 for approval

2.2 Public Minute of Private Meeting held on 1 March for approval 

2.3 Rolling Action Log and Matters Arising
2.4 Decisions since last meeting

3. Police Scotland Professional Standards Annual and Quarterly
Performance Report (Q4 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

4. SPA Annual and Quarterly Report (Q4 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

5. PIRC Annual and Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints and Investigation Referrals
Report for Discussion presented by Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

6. PIRC Joint Audit Report
Report for Discussion by Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

7. Police Scotland Vetting Overview
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

8. Professional Boundaries – Bi-annual Progress Update
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

9. Police Scotland Organisational Learning
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

10. Complaints and Conduct Committee Work Plan
Committee Chair

Subject to approval at item 1.5 the following items will be considered in private.

11. Minute and Actions from previous meeting:

11.1 Minute from private meeting held on 1 March 2023 for approval
11.2 Rolling Action Log and Matters Arising


PIRC will leave the meeting at this point.

12. Police Scotland Conduct Report
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

Police Scotland will leave the meeting at this point.

13. SPA Ongoing Complaints Update
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA


Next meeting

(From the date of this meeting)

22 August 2023

Location : online