This report is the result of an inspection of the Scottish Crime Recording Standard used by the police service in Scotland.
Number | Recommendation |
|---|---|
1 | That forces review current processes to assist the Scottish Crime Registrars Group (SCRG) in implementing and managing change, with a view to cutting out unnecessary bureaucracy and streamlining the decision-making process. |
2 | That, in order to resolve unnecessary inconsistencies identified by force crime registrars (FCRs), the Scottish Government should undertake an urgent review into the suitability of its counting rules for crime recording, in consultation with ACPOS, the SCRG and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). |
3 | That forces and the SCRG review the current ad hoc arrangements for SCRS training with the aim of securing, within specified timescales, a standardised, national approach from the Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA). |
4 | That, without delay, forces work together to finalise a policy to standardise the identification of crimes that do not require further or full investigation. |
5 | That, in order to achieve greater transparency and consistency within the audit regime, forces agree to co-ordinate individual force crime audits through the SCRG so that each audit is scrutinised by a crime registrar from a neighbouring force. On an annual basis HMICS will dip-sample crime audits across all forces, including British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police. |