AGENDA

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 - 14)

2. Minute and Actions from previous meeting:
2.1 Minute from meeting held on 15 November 2022 for approval
2.2 Public Minute of Private Meeting held on 15 November 2022 for approval
2.3 Rolling Action Log and Matters Arising
2.4 Decisions since last meeting

3. Police Scotland Professional Standards Quarterly
Performance Report (Q3 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

4. SPA Quarterly Report (Q3 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

5. PIRC 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. Continuous Integrity Screening
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, PS

7. Dip Sampling of Police Scotland Complaints
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

8. Revised SPA Complaint Handling Procedures
Report for Approval presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

9. Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in Relation to Policing:

9.1 Police Scotland Update
Report for Discussion presented by Catriona Henderson, Chief Superintendent, PS
9.2 SPA Update
Verbal update by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

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 15 November 2022 for approval
11.2 Rolling Action Log and Matters Arising

12. PIRC Joint Audit Report
Verbal update by Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

PIRC will leave the meeting at this point.

13. Police Scotland Restricted Duties and Suspended Officers
Report for Discussion presented by Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs, SPA

Police Scotland will leave the meeting at this point.

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

Notes
Membership Katharina Kasper (Chair), Paul Edie, Grant Macrae, Catriona Stewart, Fiona McQueen

Subject to agreement at agenda item 1.5 above, the following Items of business will be considered
in private for the reasons noted below: Items 11-14 in accordance with the SPA’s Standing Orders section 20.