Report Summary
At the 3 September 2026 Policing Performance Committee, Members agreed to publish a revised Chief Constable’s Year End Assessment of Policing for 2025-26, which was presented at the 10 June 2026 PPC, after receiving correspondence from Police Scotland highlighting incorrect data in relation to arrest rates.
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority Policing Performance Committee with an update in relation to Police Scotland’s Performance at the end of 2025/26.
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Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Policing Performance Committee - 10 June 2026
Date : 10 June 2026
Location : online
Strategic alignment detail
Strategic alignment to strategic police plan and other key enabling strategies
Strategic outcome(s) - Police Scotland 2030 Vision / Annual Police Plan
This report is a regular annual submission to the Scottish Police Authority Policing Performance Committee with the report set up to align to the four pillars within the Police Scotland 2030 Vision.
Police Scotland is responsible for producing an Annual Police Plan (APP) that sets out the arrangements to deliver against the Strategic Police Plan. As required by legislation, the SPA hold the Chief Constable to account for delivery against the strategic plan. This is done through scrutiny of Police Scotland’s quarterly performance reports.
