Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should engage with its criminal justice partners to explore options (including virtual appearances) to reduce the time requirement for officers attending court.

Police Scotland should engage with Scottish Government to progress a legislative change that will allow the escorting of abnormal loads in Scotland to be carried out by another agency.

Police Scotland should progress the implementation of a road policing performance framework that provides an indication of progress towards achieving the targets set out in Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority should create and implement a joint action plan to identify and address the risk posed by drug driving.

Police Scotland should implement a process to ensure vehicles are equipped in a consistent manner. The views of officers who will be using the vehicles should be taken into account when considering the type of equipment to be fitted, and how and where it is fitted.

Police Scotland should identify and adopt best practice in the deployment and use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR).