Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of progress against selected improvement plans developed to address HMICS recommendations.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 16 September 2025
Date : 16 September 2025
Location : online
BACKGROUND
There are 104 open recommendations being addressed through 22 separate improvement plans.
Approximately a quarter of the recommendations are custody related.
Policing Together are responsible for 24 open recommendations within 4 improvement plans; the majority of these relate to Mental Health Demand and Missing Persons, one remaining for Hate Crime and three for Organisational Culture.
For context, 580 recommendations have been fully addressed since the inception of Police Scotland with a further 5 proposed for closure awaiting HMICS assessment.
Over the reporting period, 5 inspections are taking place:
• Drug Harm Reduction (Thematic Inspection)
• Citations (HMICS/IPS joint inspection)
• Conduct (Assurance Review)
• Best Value (HMICS/Audit Scotland Joint Inspection)
• Tools of the Trade (Frontline Focus Review)
