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Complaints and Conduct Committee - 18 August 2022

  • Date: 18 August 2022
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: online

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1. Standing Items Alasdair Hay, Committee Chair, SPA
1.1 Welcome and Apologies
1.2 Declarations of Interest
1.3 Minute from meeting held on 31 May 2022 for approval
1.4 Public Minute from private meeting held on 31 May 2022 for approval
1.5 Action Log and Matters Arising
1.6 Decision on taking business in private (Items 8 - 14)

2. Police Scotland Professional Standards Quarterly
Performance Report (Q1 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS

3. SPA Quarterly Report (Q1 - 22/23)
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

4. PIRC Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints and Investigation Referrals
Report for Discussion presented by Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

5. Joint Audit SPA/PIRC
Verbal Update by Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

6. Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in Relation to Policing:

6.1 Police Scotland Update
Verbal update by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS
6.2 SPA Update
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

7. Complaints and Conduct Committee Work Plan
Alasdair Hay, Committee Chair, SPA

Subject to approval at item 1.6 the following items will be considered in private.

8. Standing Items Alasdair Hay, Committee Chair, SPA
8.1 Minute of private items from meeting held on 31 May 2022 for approval
8.2 Action Log and Matters Arising

9. Police Scotland Restricted Duties and Suspended Officers Report for Discussion presented by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS

Police Scotland will leave the meeting at this point.

10. Committee Annual Report (21/22)
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

11. SPA Review of Complaint Handling Procedures
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

12. SPA Ongoing Complaints Update Report
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

13. Review of Improvement Plan
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

14. Committee Effectiveness (Verbal)
Alasdair Hay, Committee Chair, SPA

Subject to agreement by the committee at agenda item 1.6 above, the following Items of business will be considered in private for the reasons noted below:
Items 8- 14: in accordance with the SPA’s Standing Orders section:
20 d) where matters to be discussed are the subject of legal proceeding (including misconduct or disciplinary proceedings), or where the information to be discussed consists of or includes legal advice provided to the SPA or a third party.


Next meeting

(From the date of this meeting)

19 October 2022

Location : Private Session