Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should establish effective backroom support and office manager roles within the Special Operations Unit.

Police Scotland should strengthen the financial management of covert accounts and introduce an independent financial audit regime with improved reporting.

Police Scotland should strengthen its engagement process with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) around undercover operations, including notification, operational parameters, special measures and disclosure requirements.

Police Scotland, in partnership with the national undercover working group (NUWG), should establish a formal process for the reciprocal notification of cross border undercover operations which includes legend building.

The Scottish Government should review the legal basis for the current agreement between Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority and NHS Scotland to deliver healthcare and forensic medical services. This review should inform the nature and need for any refreshed national Memorandum of Understanding between the parties.

Police Scotland should work with the partners responsible for delivering the Archway service in Glasgow and the West of Scotland and strengthen its current governance arrangements to ensure the service is adequately resourced and meets the needs of the communities it serves.

The Scottish Government should engage with relevant agencies and stakeholders and bring forward proposals for establishing dedicated healthcare facilities across Scotland to meet both the healthcare needs of victims of sexual crime and the necessary forensic requirements. This should be informed by research and current best practice.