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
PERSONNEL IMPLICATIONS
As highlighted above, the assessment of the number of Scottish investigations which may prove relevant to the Baroness Casey Audit is not yet known. Therefore, the extent of additional Police resource cannot yet be ascertained.
Recommendation 2 (if relevant to Scotland), relating to a national Police operation and national inquiry, will be the most impactive. Previous large-scale investigations of this nature, such as the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry have necessitated significant resource, consisting of 1 x DI, 3 DSs, and 15 DCs.
