Report Summary
This report provides members of the Legal Committee with an overview of Claims Handling – Statistical Information.
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Meeting
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Legal Committee - 12 August 2025
Date : 12 August 2025
Location : Online
Further Detail on the Report Topic
This report is set out in three parts. The first part deals with Claims that have been settled by Police Scotland. The second part deals with Claims being currently dealt with by Police Scotland and the third part deals with legal work that does not necessarily attract a claim for financial settlement being undertaken by Police Scotland legal services.
In Quarter 1 of the financial year 2025-26 a total of 277 new files were opened in the Legal Services Department. These are represented by Category, and further by Type in Appendix 2. A further 476 general legal enquiries including 164 disclosure requests (Specification of Documents, Summary Applications, and Non-Scottish Court Orders) were fielded by the department in the quarter.
