Report Summary
The roles and responsibilities of the Scottish Police Authority (the Authority) and Police Scotland in relation to strategic planning are set out in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 at Sections 34 and 35.
Under the Act, the Authority is responsible for producing a Strategic Police Plan and involves the Chief Constable of Police Scotland in developing it.
The alignment of strategic direction, priorities for policing, planning and performance assessment is articulated in this Plan.
This Strategic Police Plan for Scotland requires ministerial approval prior to publication and laying before Parliament.
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Delivery Mechanisms
The core delivery principles and strategic outcomes drive and shape the enabling, annual, national and local, organisational, operational, transformation and business plans which guide the day-to-day policing of Scotland.
Police Scotland, Forensic Services and SPA Corporate have their own annual planning arrangements and set of performance indicators and measures aligned to the Police Scotland 2030 Vision, Forensic Strategy 2025 and SPA Corporate Strategy 2026 respectively.
Together these annual plans deliver progress against the strategic outcomes for the policing system laid out in this Strategic Policing Plan which aligns to the Scottish Government Policing Priorities.
