Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should improve the effectiveness of the clothing and equipment working group as a decision making body.

Police Scotland should improve its engagement with frontline officers and staff about their uniform and equipment requirements and ensure their opinions are represented at the clothing and equipment working group.

Police Scotland should ensure compliance with policy on standards of uniform and appearance, reasserting the training and guidance provided to supervisors, empowering them to effectively uphold those standards.

Police Scotland should ensure frontline officers are provided with the same quality of core uniform options available to senior leadership and specialist roles to meet their operational needs.

Police Scotland should implement a modern, user-friendly online ordering system tailored to officer and staff needs.

Police Scotland should improve the quality and fit of trousers, jackets, microfleeces and footwear to address concerns regarding standards of professional appearance.

Police Scotland should examine the staffing levels at the custody centres in Glasgow and make arrangements to ensure that appropriate staff resource is in place to maintain safe and effective custody centre operations.

Police Scotland should ensure that an appropriate level of management presence is maintained at custody centres in order to improve the quality and consistency of operational practice and to ensure compliance with approved protocols and standards.