BIANNUAL HMICS CULTURE REVIEW ACTION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT

Members considered the paper which sought to provide an overview of Police Scotland’s improvement activity in response to the findings of the HMICS Inspection of Organisational Culture.  In addition to the submitted report the following was discussed.

• ACC Paton provided a brief overview of the report.
• In response to a question about the action plan, ACC Paton confirmed that the activity is well mapped and the drivers for change are linked to the original recommendation from the HMICS report.
• The Director of P&D provided a summary of the steps being taken to ensure the promotions process is as fair as it can be and the feedback being received from officers through workshop sessions is being used to drive improvements.
• Staff promotion is an area of focus and something that the Director of P&D is personally committed to improve.
• HMICS is working with Police Scotland colleagues and is content with the mapping and aligning that has been done to ensure actions are addressing the recommendations.
• Comments from Staff Associations and Trade Union included reflections on how the staff voice is seen in this work, pressure being put on a smaller cadre of senior officers and the low level of those who would recommend Police Scotland as an employer.

Members noted the report.