FURTHER DETAIL ON THE REPORT TOPIC

Our 2030 Vision provides the service with a clear, aspirational direction of travel to shape the development of Police Scotland. The purpose of the 2030 Vision is not only to motivate our workforce to deliver, but also to support strategic decision making around service investment priorities and our portfolio of change

The Performance and Accountability Framework (PAF) will measure performance, progress and impact across all our areas of the 2030 Vision. We are committed to transparent and accountable reporting and will continue to use this to identify, monitor and report on improvement actions across our service.

To ensure greater transparency, accuracy and accountability to the public, the number of measures in the overall framework have increased by 49.1% (258 in total). New measures added reflect emerging priorities (such as youth violence) or new reporting capabilities (such as the workforce survey). As our priorities evolve and data quality improves, it is important to review and refine the measures, as such, measures that are no longer relevant or meaningful have been removed.

To help easily identify key areas of focus and drive meaningful improvement we have improved the reporting formats we will provide for scrutiny. Strategic Indicators will draw together a suite of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and illustrate how we are moving towards our clearly defined priorities set out in the Vision 2030 strategy. This approach will focus reporting in the SPA Quarterly Performance Report and help decision makers, stakeholders and the public understand performance trends, highlight successes and pinpoint areas needing attention.

We will also enhance the Management Information Report throughout 2025/26, to provide more comprehensive data to the public. By expanding the scope and clarity of the information shared we aim to give stakeholders a more complete picture of performance and enable more informed analysis and constructive engagement.

Success will mean that we are delivering an effective police service that meets the changing needs of the public and communities we serve. Our officers and staff will have the skills, resources and technology to enable them to deliver high quality services within a positive working environment that supports their wellbeing and development.

A full copy of the Performance and Accountability Framework 25/26 is provided at Appendix A.

The Performance and Accountability Framework 25/26 is presented for discussion with the members of the Policing Performance Committee.