Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should assess the benefits of police officer participation in partnership initiatives, identifying and sharing learning to promote consistency in delivery, and to support the broader adoption of effective arrangements.

Police Scotland should improve communication and co-ordination between specialist units and frontline policing teams through regular briefings and enhanced intelligence sharing (where appropriate) to ensure aligned priorities and improved operational efficiency.

Police Scotland should establish outcome measures and targets for drug harm prevention, and monitor performance against these to track progress, evaluate operational activities and demonstrate impact.

Police Scotland should improve CCTV viewing equipment and conditions for officers at Lerwick and Stornoway custody centres to ensure the location, number, and quality of screens is sufficient to provide clear imaging of detainee cells, including when displaying multiple camera feeds.

Police Scotland should review the potential risks associated with the lack of available modern fingerprint identification equipment at ancillary custody centres and address the deficits identified.

Police Scotland should ensure that policy relating to single officer custody centre staffing is adhered to and strictly underpinned by appropriate supervisory scrutiny, with the rationale and authority for such decisions consistently recorded on the National Custody System.

Police Scotland should ensure that staffing of ancillary custody centres, and the care and welfare of detainees therein, is intrusively supervised to ensure essential care and welfare standards are maintained and checks are accurately and timeously recorded on the National Custody System.

NHS Highland and Police Scotland should ensure that all infection and prevention control and health and safety risks are identified and managed during building works that will affect healthcare facilities in custody centres.