Strategic alignment detail

Strategic alignment to strategic police plan and other key enabling strategies

Strategic alignment

Wellbeing
2030 Vision Three Year Business Plan 2024-27 Thriving Workforce

Year two / three milestones – Wellbeing

Evaluate and provide evidence-based assessment on our wellbeing support for colleagues.

Key Deliverables

Report on delivery of the recommendations from the 2024 HMICS Frontline Focus inspection.

Conduct a scoping exercise and implement a bench marking framework of ongoing reflection and iterative improvement via Oscar Kilo and the

Blue Light Wellbeing Framework.

Deliver Year Three activity from the health & wellbeing action plan (Appendix B)

People Strategy 2024-27

We prioritise wellbeing and keep our people safe, protected and well-equipped

Health and Safety

2030 Vision Three Year Business Plan 2024-27 Thriving Workforce

Year two milestones – Health and Safety

Commence and embed new learning and development approaches, while continuing to maximise opportunities to reshape training, support colleague learning, improving skills and knowledge of our workforce.

Enhance our approach to performance management and internal governance to enhance accountability at all levels

Commence procurement of the enabling technology platform for corporate and back-office support to reduce reliance on manual processes and deliver innovation and automation.

Further develop our Performance Framework to include the impact of organisational culture

Health and Safety Strategic Plan 2024-2027

One of the Chief Constable’s priorities in the 2030 Vision Business Plan is a Thriving Workforce and the wellbeing of officers and staff.

This report is delivered on an actions within Year 2 and Year 3 of the Three-year Business Plan under a Thriving Workforce. This incorporates the Health and Wellbeing Action Plan (Appendix B) as one of its deliverables.

In addition, the report is aligned People Strategy 2024-27 Outcome 1 and with the Health and Safety Strategic Plan 2024-2027,

Alignment to risk register and risk appetite

Risk alignment

Health & Safety and Fire Non-Compliance – above appetite and tolerance

Officer/Staff Wellbeing - above appetite

The risks associated with not providing appropriate health, safety and wellbeing provision is threefold; there is a threat of legal non compliance, financial implications directly or indirectly and an employer's moral obligation to ensure that officer and staffs’ health, safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of all we do.

While there are no financial implications arising directly from this report, there will be a need for future investment to allow for the completion of audit recommendations, development of the findings from certificate of assurance and the further integration and mainstreaming of health, safety and wellbeing across the organisation in a meaningful way. The alternative is that we continue to sit above tolerance in terms of risk.

Prior governance

People Board – 12 August 2026

Health and Safety Board – 18 August 2026

At the People Board on 12 August 2026, members approved this paper to progress to the SPA People Committee for discussion.

At the Health & Safety on 18 August 2026, members approved this paper to progress to the SPA People Committee for discussion.

Stakeholder engagement

Police Scotland/SPA officers and staff; SPA Forensics; SPF; Unite & Unison

The Health and Safety and Wellbeing teams are there to assist, advise and support Police Scotland and the workforce at all levels to ensure the needs of the organisation and the individuals within it are understood and met.