Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority People Committee with a high-level assessment of Police Scotland’s workforce.
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Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
People Committee - 27 August 2026
Date : 27 August 2026
Location : Online
Strategic alignment detail
Strategic alignment to strategic police plan and other key enabling strategies
Strategic outcome(s)
Vision 2030 Three-year Business Plan – 2024-2027
Strategic Workforce Plan 2024-27
Our workforce plans support our approach to strategic workforce planning and underpin key outcomes within the Strategic Workforce Plan 2024-27. Furthermore, our approach to strategic workforce planning supports delivery of a Thriving workforce within the Chief Constable’s 2030 Vision.
Alignment to risk register and risk appetite
Risk alignment
S1C0001 - Strategic Workforce Planning to Deliver a Sustainable Policing Service (pending approval) – above appetite
If Police Scotland fails to implement and embed effective Strategic Workforce Planning, manage talent, and respond to external factors driving attrition, there is a risk that the organisation will not have a workforce of the right size, leadership, management, skills, capability and structure affordable within available budgets, resulting in an inability to consistently deliver the best policing service and outcomes for the public.
Ongoing review Police Scotland’s workforce helps to assess our ability to meet current and approaching workforce demand.
Prior governance
People Board – 20 August 2026
At the People Board on 20 August 2026, members approved this paper to progress to the SPA People Committee for discussion.
Stakeholder engagement - N/A
