Report Summary
Issued 17 November 2025, this FOI response provides information held by the Authority regarding scrutiny of the Police Scotland Annual Conduct Report at the Complaints and Conduct Committee held on 5 June 2025.
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Your request for information dated 29 October 2025 is copied below.
On 5th June 2025, Police Scotland presented a Police Scotland Conduct Overview Report to the Scottish Police Authority Complaints and Conduct Committee. Appendix C of that report states at paragraph 5.2,
5.2 Whilst awaiting implementation of PECSS, criminal matters are regularly discussed and options to use/remove some of the allegations that will not be relied upon by COPFS are explored. If able to remove and LIKELY to constitute GM, discussions with COPFS to agree same take place and a matter in full/or part thereafter progress as GM or Reg 9 (if probationary).
Q1. What scrutiny has SPA applied to this process given that it appears to show that Police Scotland are interfering in the independent prosecution decisions of COPFS which may undermine public confidence?
