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Status of all recommendations

Results: 377 found
Publication date Publication title Recommendation Reviewed Status
10th March 2021 Crime audit 2020 2.

Police Scotland should revise its current Crime Recording Strategy to focus on effective implementation and better consider the required level of cultural change required to improve SCRS compliance.

24th October 2025 Closed
10th March 2021 Crime audit 2020 3.

Police Scotland should review its overall approach to incident compliance, considering what constitutes best practice in quality assurance processes in C3, specialist units and front line policing, establishing clear relative roles and responsibilities.

13th April 2026 Open
10th March 2021 Crime audit 2020 4.

Police Scotland should review crime management unit structures taking the opportunity to maximise the benefits of the new single national crime recording system.

29th January 2025 Open
10th March 2021 Crime audit 2020 5.

Police Scotland should develop a comprehensive approach to organisational learning and training, with consistent approaches to the introduction of new or changes to legislation, to more effectively support delivery of its crime recording strategy.

13th April 2026 Open
10th March 2021 Crime audit 2020 6.

It is recommended that the Police Scotland COS Programme review its approach to business change as part of the implementation of the new single national crime recording system, taking the opportunity to standardise and streamline business, audit and quality assurance processes.

29th January 2025 Open
8th May 2019 Local Policing+ Inspection of the Resourcing of Events 1.

Police Scotland should simplify the resourcing of events across Scotland by creating consistent national processes, structures and roles.

23rd June 2022 Closed
8th May 2019 Local Policing+ Inspection of the Resourcing of Events 2.

Police Scotland should revisit and if appropriate reprioritise the improvement of the Scope system to ensure it facilitates efficient resourcing of events.

31st January 2020 Closed
8th May 2019 Local Policing+ Inspection of the Resourcing of Events 3.

Police Scotland should introduce a robust method for recording the full impact of events on policing, including a post event review of the resource deployed to determine if it was proportionate and necessary.

13th January 2025 Closed
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