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Complaints and Conduct Committee

  • Date: 19 August 2021
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: online

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1. Standing Items
1.1 Welcome and Apologies
1.2 Declarations of Interest
1.3 Minute from meeting held on 19 May 2021 for approval
1.4 Decisions taken since last committee
1.5 Decision on taking business in private (Items 8 - 15)

2. SPA Quarterly Report (Q1 - 21/22) - Report for discussion presented by Head of Workforce Governance SPA

3. Complaints & Conduct Committee 2020/21 Annual Report -Report for discussion presented by Head of Workforce Governance SPA

4. Police Scotland Professional Standards Quarterly Performance Report (Q1 - 21/22) Report for discussion presented by Alan Speirs, ACC Professionalism & Assurance and Chief Superintendent Andy McDowall

5. PIRC Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints - Report for discussion 

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

6.1 SPA Update
6.2 Police Scotland Update verbal

7. Complaints and Conduct Committee Work Plan - Report for discussion 

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

8. Standing Items
8.1 Minute of private items from meeting held on 19 May 2021 for approval
8.2 Action Log and Matters Arising

9. COP26 Complaint Handling

10. Police Scotland Restricted Duties and Suspended Officers

11. Revised SPA Complaints Procedures

12. Revised guidance on the Senior Officer Conduct Regulations

13. Public Reporting of Items Taken in Private

14. SPA Ongoing Complaints Update Report

15. Post meeting Communication (Verbal)



Subject to agreement by the committee at agenda item 1.5 above, the following Items of business will be considered in private for the reasons noted below:
Items 8- 15: in accordance with the SPA’s Standing Orders section:


20 d) where matters to be discussed are the subject of legal proceeding (including misconduct or disciplinary proceedings), or where the information to be discussed consists of or includes legal advice provided to the SPA or a third party.
If you have any questions about the agenda or meeting arrangements, please contact Colette Craig, Scottish Police Authority, c/o 1 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1DZ, email SPABoardServices@spa.pnn.police.uk


Next meeting

(From the date of this meeting)

15 September 2021

Location : Private Session