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Complaints & Conduct Committee

  • Date: 15 November 2022
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: online

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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 18 August 2022 for approval
2.2 Public Minute of Private Meeting held on 18 August 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 (Q2 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by Catriona Henderson, Chief Superintendent, PS

4. SPA Quarterly Report (Q2 - 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 Phil Chapman, Director of Operations and
Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

6. Organisational Learning
Report for Discussion presented by the Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

7. Key Themes of Complaints
Report for Discussion presented by Catriona Henderson, Chief Superintendent, PS

8. Professional Boundaries – Progression of Recommendation
Report for Discussion presented by Catriona Henderson, Chief Superintendent, PS

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
Report for Discussion presented 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 18 August 2022 for approval
11.2 Rolling Action Log and Matters Arising

12. Police Scotland Restricted Duties and Suspended Officers
Report for Discussion presented by Catriona Henderson, Chief Superintendent, 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

14. Committee Effectiveness
Committee Chair

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.


Next meeting

(From the date of this meeting)

01 March 2023

Location : online