Report Summary
This report summarises the performance of the Scottish Police Authority's corporate function for quarter one, April to June, of the 2025-26 reporting period.
The report excludes performance information for Forensic Services which is reported to the Authority's Forensic Services Committee.
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Summary
Corporate Strategy Delivery
71 per cent of milestones were delivered as planned.
29 per cent (7 milestones) were re-profiled, reflecting revised timescales and / or output for these areas of work. Re-profiled milestones are expected to be delivered in year.
The Annual Delivery Plan for 2025-26 and underlying team plans have been updated to reflect re-profiled work and revised timescales.
People
Staff FTE – overall staff numbers at 44.82, continue to remain lower than the budgeted level of 51 FTE. Dependency on work to review the SPA2020 Corporate structure which is due to complete in quarter three.
Mandatory training – cyber awareness training is now included in compliance figures. Focus for next quarter will be on following up on outstanding Information Management training and ensuring clear guidance is available to new starts on required mandatory training (including timeline for completion).
Absence – continued improving trend and both long-term and short-term absence tracked lower than for the same period last year. There were two outstanding return to work at the end of the quarter, but both have now been completed.
Resources
Audit – One HMICS and seven Internal Audit recommendations closed.
Risk – All corporate risks within appetite / tolerance since quarter two.
FOI requests received =40, up on previous quarter. This included three reviews for which all original decisions were upheld. Compliance with 20-day response timeline remained at 100 per cent.
Subject Access Requests received =72, up on previous quarter. Included 71 fingerprint requests by officers retiring. Compliance with 1-month response timeline was 99 per cent - one response was late due to a fingerprint request being misplaced.
Security Incidents recorded =9, up on previous quarter. No incidents related to SPA Corporate. No incidents required reporting to the ICO.
Performance
Complaints – no SPA Corporate related complaints received during Q1.
Media Enquiries received for SPA =28, down on previous quarter. 93 per cent were answered within the requested timeframe – due to leave two were late but accepted.
Independent Custody Visiting – 33 per cent of detainees available at time of visits were seen, consistent with previous quarters.
Governance Support – 100 per cent of SPA Corporate papers, for public items, were published on time. Further detail on Q1 performance is available for internal purposes.
