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Complaints and Conduct Committee

  • Date: 02 March 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 25 November 2021 for approval
1.4 Minute from private meeting held on 25 November 2021 for approval
1.5 Action Log and Matters Arising
1.6 Decision on taking business in private (Items 9 - 12)

2. SPA Quarterly Report (Q3 - 21/22)
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA

3. Police Scotland Professional Standards Quarterly
Performance Report (Q3 - 21/22) Report for Discussion presented by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS

4. PIRC Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints

Report for Discussion presented by Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC

5. Joint Audit SPA/PIRC

Report for Discussion 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 SPA Update Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA
6.2 Police Scotland Update Report for Discussion presented by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS
6.3 HMICS Update Verbal update from Elaine Galbraith, HMICS

7. COP26 Complaint Outcomes
Report for Discussion presented by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS

8. 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:

9. Standing Items Alasdair Hay, Committee Chair, SPA
9.1 Minute of private items from meeting held on 25 November 2021 for approval
9.2 Action Log and Matters Arising

10. Police Scotland Restricted Duties and Suspended Officers

Report for Discussion presented by John Paterson, Chief Superintendent, PS

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

12. Post meeting Communication (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 9- 12: 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)

14 March 2022

Location : Private Session