Status of all recommendations

SPA Forensic Services must prioritise the recruitment of toxicology staff – as outlined in the Forensic Services Operating Model – to ensure current drug driving demand levels can be met in the short term.

SPA and Police Scotland should develop a drug driving Enforcement Model that incorporates incremental growth and investment for innovation and technology with an adjoining public communication plan.

SPA Forensic Services should review its Estates Strategy in respect of toxicology provision and consider the development of a dedicated road traffic facility.

SPA and SPA Forensic Services must, as a matter of urgency, articulate the delivery of forensic service provision (as laid out in section 31 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012) to manage expectations of agencies and to ensure understanding of what is required by those in SPA Forensic Services.

Police Scotland should include drug driving prevention activity within its current road safety prevention activity.

Scottish Government should consider refreshing its Road Safety Framework to 2030 to include drug driving, given the growing prevalence in Scotland.

Police Scotland should make arrangements to improve the observation room and its facilities within the police custody centre at Motherwell.