Report Summary
This Corporate Strategy sets out the role and responsibilities of the Scottish Police Authority, the five outcomes we seek to achieve and the high-level activities designed to achieve them. It aligns to the Scottish Government’s Strategic Police Priorities, and should be read alongside the Strategic Police Plan and the Forensic Services Strategy, which relate to the delivery of the police and forensic services that the Authority is responsible for.
This Corporate Strategy is underpinned by a more detailed Implementation Plan for the period.
Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 23 March 2023
Date : 23 March 2023
Location : COSLA, Edinburgh
Authority's Strategic Outcomes
Strategic Outcome 1 - Communities are informed and confident that policing is accountable
We will do this by:
Strengthening relationships with communities and actively seeking to engage the public and stakeholders in our work.
Communicating and engaging on the success of, and challenges faced by, policing in Scotland using an Outcomes based framework.
Ensuring openness and transparency in the work of the Authority and Police Scotland.
Strategic Outcome 2 - We have effective collaboration with partners
We will do this by:
Promoting Scottish policing in the UK and beyond; proactively identifying and engaging with all stakeholders on issues of significant public interest.
Taking an active and strategic role in understanding and defining the police role in service delivery across the public sector.
Actively engaging with Police Scotland and Forensic Services to build strong partnerships across organisational boundaries.
Strategic Outcome 3 - Resourcing requirements are based on evidence, need and best value
We will do this by:
Supporting and maintaining adaptable, effective, efficient and sustainable police and forensic services.
Ensuring service transformation is based on robust evidence that demonstrates best value.
Maintaining a focus on equality and human rights considerations across the Authority’s work.
Strategic Outcome 4 - Our workforce is valued, engaged and skilled
We will do this by:
Seeking assurance that an appropriately resourced, diverse and sustainable workforce is in place, underpinned by a robust approach to employee engagement and wellbeing.
Ensuring that effective mechanisms are in place to engage with staff associations and trade unions as key organisational stakeholders.
Demonstrating responsible employment practice, with a focus on health, safety and welfare.
Strategic Outcome 5 - We are a learning organisation, where decision
making and scrutiny are evidence led
We will do this by:
Seeking assurance that service delivery, resourcing and investment decisions across the policing system are based on robust evidence.
Analysing research and evidence sources to support horizon scanning, planning and policy development.
Developing the range of evidence used to inform the Authority’s decision making, and communicate with the public and stakeholders on the future of policing.
