Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an update on Police Scotland’s activity in response to the Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s National Audit on Group Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published on 16th June 2025.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 16 September 2025
Date : 16 September 2025
Location : online
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The financial implications for Police Scotland’s response to the Audit are not yet known and cannot be ascertained until the outcome of the aforementioned assessment of CSE is outlined.
Following UK Government’s pledge to fully implement the recommendations and specifically in relation to Recommendation 2, scoping for a national criminal investigation, Operation Beaconport, has commenced in England and Wales.
This work and the costs projected will provide a useful indication for Police Scotland once the assessment of relevant investigations in Scotland is complete and comparison made to England and Wales.
