This report is the result of a thematic inspection by HMICS on the productivity of police officers. During the inspection we visited all eight forces. Interviews were held withmembers of force executives and divisional/area command teams, as well as with inspectors, sergeants and constables in response and community policing roles.
Number | Recommendation |
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1 | So as to promote greater consistency, accountability and transparency across Scotland, all forces should incorporate the Scottish Policing Performance Framework into their own public performance reports and use this as a basis for reporting to their police authority/board. |
2 | So that frontline performance can best contribute to overall service improvement, all forces should develop their ability to capture, use and analyse performance data which is timely and accessible, and encourage an increased focus at team and individual levels through inspectors and sergeants. |
3 | That all forces, in keeping with National Intelligence Model processes, introduce clear processes for tasking all staff: directing their performance and activities in line with identified organisational and local priorities, and increasing accountability. |
4 | That all forces review and develop training provided to sergeants and inspectors to increase their ability to fulfil their organisational role in providing leadership and in achieving continuous improvement in performance and maintaining standards. |
5 | That all forces adopt all parts of the new objective-driven national PDR system, and ensure that managers and staff are made aware of the value and necessity of these processes. |
6 | That all forces agree a common methodology for recording activity analysis with primary focus on management and performance information. |
7 | That all forces carry out the preparatory work necessary to allow the new Common Performance Management Platform to be implemented without delay. |