Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority Policing Performance Committee with an update on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 16 September 2025
Date : 09 December 2025
Location : online
Trauma-Informed Practice Governance
In early 2025, Police Scotland established a dedicated Trauma-Informed Implementation Team with the ambition of driving and embedding trauma-informed practice across the organisation. Revenue Investment Group (RIG) funding finances the team and is currently in place until March 2026.
To support this work and drive a coordinated, national approach, robust governance routes have been established, including a Trauma-Informed Strategic Oversight Board, chaired by ACC Paton, and a Working Group, involving colleagues and business areas from across the organisation.
The Trauma-Informed Implementation Team are working with members from both governance groups and colleagues from across the wider organisation to develop an organisational trauma-informed implementation plan to ensure our approach is collaborative, coordinated, and sustainable.
