Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should support Divisional Commanders to carry out an internal self-assessment of a process of continuous improvement against each of the listed recommendations to ensure that there are robust local procedures and safeguards in place in relation to locating and apprehending offenders who have breached their home detention curfew licence conditions and are deemed to be 'unlawfully at large'.

Police Scotland should align the enquiry timescales outlined in the electronic monitoring of offenders standard operating procedures and the warrants standard operating procedures to ensure consistency of guidance.

Police Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service should develop a robust, sustainable and auditable approach to the two-way flow of information relative to the notification, revocation and cancellation of revocation notices of offenders released on home detention curfew by the Scottish Prison Service enabling a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year policing response to updating core information systems.

Police Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service should audit, monitor and review the revised arrangements (see paragraph 90) for information sharing in relation to the notification, revocation and cancellation of revocation notices of offenders released on home detention curfew ensuring that the information held by Police Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service is accurate and relevant.

Police Scotland should assess and evaluate the financial and resource implications of introducing new processes in relation to offenders being considered for release under terms of the management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill and articulate the findings to Scottish Government.

Police Scotland should provide clear guidance for police officers and members of police staff to enable a consistent approach to the submission and management of intelligence for offenders released on home detention curfew and those deemed to be ‘unlawfully at large’.