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Annual Police Plan
2018-2019
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Contents
Foreword .......................................................................................................... 5
Our plan on a page ......................................................................................... 6
Strategic planning for policing...................................................................... 9
Policing 2026: Serving a Changing Scotland ........................................... 10
Our Annual Plan............................................................................................. 12
Violence, disorder and antisocial behaviour............................................. 14
Serious organised crime............................................................................... 18
Counter terrorism and domestic extremism.............................................22
Protecting people at risk of harm................................................................26
Road safety and road crime.........................................................................30
Acquisitive crime............................................................................................32
Supporting our priorities..............................................................................36
Accountability.................................................................................................45
Engaging with us............................................................................................46
Appendix A - Measuring our performance................................................48
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Foreword
Scotland’s communities are changing. The scale
and shape of demand on policing in Scotland is also
changing, with an increasing focus towards addressing
vulnerability and harm. In order to adapt to this change
and meet the challenge of rising demand, we must
operate in a sustainable way by prioritising how we use
our resources.
Our Annual Police Plan establishes our policing priorities
for 2018/19 and sets out the approach we will take to
work with the public, communities and partners to
Iain Livingstone address them.
Interim Chief Constable
This plan aligns to the Scottish Government’s priorities
for policing and our long-term strategy, Policing 2026
- ‘Serving a changing Scotland’. It sets out our plans
to deliver a service that works at an international level
to combat modern threats and risks; brings national
consistency, coordination and specialist resources to
address policing challenges; and most importantly, a
service that puts local policing at its heart.
I am pleased that this plan has been subject to the
most extensive public and partner engagement of any
previous annual police plan. I am encouraged by the
level and depth of engagement with partners and the
public which we received. This showed strong levels of
support for our approaches to addressing each policing
priority area and we have used the feedback to develop
our plan.
As we deliver this Annual Police Plan, we will maintain
a clear focus on high quality operational policing, with
a unified direction of travel to support and empower
our workforce and develop our partnerships. It is vital
that we look after our people as they deliver this plan,
prioritising their wellbeing and ensuring that our values
of fairness, integrity and respect are present as we work
together to serve the public.
This Annual Police Plan is produced to ensure we
continue to improve our service.
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Our planStrategy
on a page Implementation
Our focus Our policing priorities Supporting our priorities Our performance
Protection • Violence, Disorder and
Antisocial Behaviour • Local Policing
Outcomes
Prevention • Serious Organised • Specialist Crime Division
Crime
• Contact, Command and
• Counter Terrorism and Control Division Sustained
Serving a
Communities Domestic Extremism excellence in
Changing
service and
Scotland • Criminal Justice Services protection
• Protecting People at Division
Risk of Harm
• Operational Support
Knowledge • Road Safety and Road
Crime Performance
• Corporate Support
Innovation Services
• Acquisitive Crime
Our Purpose Our Values
To improve the safety and wellbeing of people, Fairness | Integrity | Respect
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Strategic planning for policing
Our strategy
(‘Policing 2026: Serving a Changing Scotland’), Scottish Government
developed in collaboration with the SPA, National outcomes / strategic priorities
describes the challenges policing in
Scotland faces and how we are changing
to meet these. SG strategies
The strategy sets out our vision for ‘sustained
excellence in service and protection’.
Therefore we must focus on delivering our
core function - high quality operational SPA/Police Scotland
policing - whilst implementing the change
process. Policing 2026 Strategy
Our vision:
To achieve this, Police Scotland has a Sustained excellence in service and protection
‘strategic planning & performance framework’
(figure 1) which provides strategic direction
and describes the products that form our 3 Year Implementation Plan
planning and performance approach. These
include the following:
• National Outcomes and strategies
Annual Police Plan Enabler Strategies
• Scottish Government’s Strategic Police Change Portfolio
Departmental Corporate Support
Priorities; localism, inclusion, prevention, Business Plans Services Plan
response, collaborative working, Local Policing Plans Long-Term and 3 Year
Finanacial Plans
accountability and adaptability Local Outcome
Improvement Plans
• SPA/Police Scotland: Policing 2026
Strategy
Measuring Success
• Police Scotland: 3 Year Implementation
Plan Public Engagement Outcome Focused Benefits
and Insight Performance Realisation
• Annual Police Plan, Enabler Strategies,
Corporate Support Services Plan,
Departmental Business Plans and Local
Policing Plans
Figure 1
These planning products are informed
by the National Strategic Assessment and
Strategic Forecast (Horizon Scanning)
documents and underpinned by the
Performance Framework, which will include
a defined set of business benefits linked to
the change portfolio.
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Policing 2026: Our 3 year implementation plan
Serving a Changing Scotland Our 3 year implementation plan outlines our • Local Approaches to Policing
change portfolio, defining specific programmes and
Our strategy established the following key areas of focus: projects that aim to realise significant benefits to • Custody and Criminal Justice
policing in Scotland. The projects within the change
portfolio that have a direct impact on operational • Digitally Enabled Policing
Protection Prevention Communities Knowledge Innovation
policing, include:
Based on Tackling crime, Focus on localism, Informing the Dynamic, • Cyber
threat, risk inequality diversity and the development of adaptable and
and harm and enduring virtual world better services sustainable
problems facing
communities
British Transport Police integration
It also set out strategic objectives that guide service improvement, ensure continued relevance to the public
and communities, maintain public consent, enhance our legitimacy and deliver financial sustainability. The integration of the British Transport Police We will establish a programme of work, in
(BTP) into Police Scotland will be a significant partnership with BTP, to plan this integration.
The activities set out within this Annual Police Plan align to the key areas of focus and our strategic objectives. undertaking.
Financial sustainability
OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Our agreed 2018/19 budget for policing in Scotland reform funding, to support sustainability and future
is aligned with the Policing 2026 strategy, with a service delivery. This Annual Police Plan will be
focus on delivery of our priorities. In addition, there delivered within the agreed 18/19 allocated budgets.
Improving public Strengthen is a strong emphasis on effective use of capital and
contact, engagement effective
and service partnerships
More information and Faster, more
better public engagement informed services
Sustained
excellence in
Transform
corporate
service and Empower,
enable and develop
support services protection our people
Improved public confidence Better outcomes of
and community relations safety and wellbeing
Enhance Invest in our
cyber and use of information
forensic and technology
capabilities
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Our Annual Plan The analysis that has developed our national
and local strategic assessment, including
a strong focus on public feedback via our
‘Your View Counts’ survey, has identified the
following national priorities to serve and protect the
public and communities:
The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) opportunities to improve how we serve and
Act 2012 established a requirement for protect the public and communities.
Police Scotland to set out the proposed Priorities for policing
forward looking arrangements for policing We will report quarterly to the SPA providing
in Scotland in an Annual Police Plan. an overview of progress and examples of good
practice as we undertake activities outlined
Violence, disorder and antisocial behaviour
This 2018/19 Annual Police Plan sets out Police within this plan to meet our policing priorities. Serious organised crime
Scotland’s policing priorities and explains Our developing performance framework sets
how we will deliver against them over the out key performance indicators (KPIs) which Counter terrorism and domestic extremism
forthcoming 12-month period. This plan is a key will also be reported on to highlight our
element of Police Scotland’s strategic planning progress against outcomes. Our performance Protecting people at risk of harm
framework (figure 1) and offers significant measures are outlined within Appendix A.
Road safety and road crime
Acquisitive crime
How we establish our priorities for policing
Our policing priorities are influenced by likely to impact on Scotland’s communities. We
several factors; most importantly of all by our
engagement with the public and communities
develop local and national assessments which
consider a range of sources to identify the areas Delivering our priorities
of Scotland. we need to prioritise, ensuring a sound evidence
base and a public voice within our priorities. This
Our operational priorities are shaped by listening approach enables our policing teams across Our plan sets out each of our priorities in turn. address each priority area. We gathered and
to what the public and communities have to tell Scotland to deliver services designed to prevent Each section aligns to our 2026 strategy by analysed all of the feedback and have used this to
us, via our ‘Your View Counts’ survey, as well as crime and protect the most vulnerable members focusing on how we will prevent harm and develop this final version of the plan.
our own analysis of the risks and emerging threats of our communities. protect people; involve communities; and
improve our service through use of knowledge Our review of feedback received through that
and innovation; so we can shape our planned engagement highlighted a focus and interest
operational activities for the next 12 months. across the following areas:
We considered: We created: We defined:
• Local and community policing - a desire
Public engagement Local and community policing to see more police in communities.
Scotland’s population is growing and
• Partnerships - police to continue to work
communities are continuing to evolve and
closely with partners and share responsibility
Partner and stakeholder views diversify. Therefore we must adapt our service
for improving outcomes for communities.
to recognise the needs of communities in rural,
remote and urban areas. We will work with • Resourcing - concerns about resource
Policing 2026 Strategy people to understand local needs and empower levels and funding for police.
our local commanders to deliver a local policing • Training and development - improve staff /
response that addresses local priorities. Further officer training to better support communities.
Analysis of risk National and information on local policing and local scrutiny is
Priorities • Prevention and protection - a need to
local strategic contained later in this plan.
Strategic Police Priorities assessments
for policing focus on supporting vulnerable people.
Consultation and engagement • Road safety - a desire to improve driver
In January and February 2018 we conducted a behaviour.
Emerging threats period of consultation with SPA and engagement
Each of these areas have been taken into account
with partners, stakeholders and the public inviting
in developing this final version of the plan and
feedback on a draft version of this plan through
Crime and incident data shared with key internal and external stakeholders
a range of channels. We received strong levels
as appropriate. A full Engagement Analysis Report
of support for the approaches we proposed to
has been published alongside this plan.
Government and academic reviews
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Violence, disorder and antisocial behaviour
In 2018/19 we will:
Prevention and Knowledge and
Violence, disorder and
Commitment Communities
Protection Innovation
Ensure our people We will work with partners We will establish a short- An internal national
have the knowledge to develop and deliver a life working group, review of hate crime
antisocial behaviour and skills to
enable them to
target and reduce
collaborative approach
to preventing violence,
disorder and antisocial
involving key partners, to
review the effectiveness of
the third party reporting
policy and procedures
will seek to improve our
recognition, recording and
violence, disorder behaviour. centre network (enabling reporting of hate crimes.
We remain committed to maintaining a prevention, and antisocial people to report matters
behaviour. To reduce reoffending we to the police indirectly We will continue to work
partnership and intelligence-led approach to tackling will develop the Positive via our partners) and with Scottish Government
violent crime, disorder and antisocial behaviour. We Lifestyles approach, identify improvement to analyse hate crime
have developed a range of tools to identify emerging including post-prison opportunities, data to improve our
support. This will build including working understanding of the
trends and the geographical areas where issues are upon the success of towards implementing causes and develop
most prevalent. the Teambuilding and recommendations from prevention opportunities.
Leadership course the independent advisors
run at Polmont Young group on hate crime, Increase opportunities
Offenders Institute and Prejudice and Community to mutually share
Your View Counts HMP Grampian. This will Cohesion. information with key
aim to remove barriers partners to reduce
Respondents to our public survey rated antisocial between police and This will include working the harm caused by
behaviour as the number one priority for local young offenders, resulting with partners to: private space violence,
communities, and violence as the third highest in a reduction in the alcohol misuse and
national priority. severity and frequency of • raise awareness of domestic abuse.
reoffending. third party reporting
www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts and highlight We will deliver awareness
We will positively engage the various ways training relating to hate
with young people by that people can crime to our people.
delivering bespoke report, including
diversionary products anonymously. Training for Hate Crime
designed to build trust Tactical Advisors will also
and provide support and • continue to identify be developed for delivery
Impact skills to help individuals and tackle the to local policing divisions.
become confident, causes of inequality
The impact of violent crime, disorder and and the drivers of
antisocial behaviour has consequences that effective contributors,
successful learners and violent crime.
extend beyond victims; affecting families,
communities and society as a whole. responsible citizens.
• raise awareness of
We will work in hate crime through
partnership to reduce joint activities and
and prevent harm from campaigns.
violence within private
space and the link with
alcohol use.
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Violence, disorder and antisocial behaviour
Prevention and Knowledge and
Commitment Communities
Protection Innovation
Utilise National Through use of National Community policing and We will develop an
Intelligence Model Intelligence Model (NIM) strong relationships with evidence base (including
(NIM) methodology methodology, we will the communities we serve use of partners’ data) to
to monitor and ensure that current and are key to preventing identify emerging threats
address emerging emerging threats are antisocial behaviour. and inform activities to
threats. identified, understood prevent violent crime.
and addressed. Police Scotland’s Safer
Communities will To deliver this we will
We will continue to establish a ‘community work with universities
enhance the role of reassurance cell’ in to develop our analysis
our National Safer response to any significant of ‘big data’, use of
Communities Task Force events which impact on academic research
and Violence Reduction our communities. This through the Scottish
Unit to ensure resources will enable appropriate Institute for Policing
are deployed effectively engagement and Research (SIPR) and
and efficiently across reassurance messages use of the business
Scotland in a collaborative to be conveyed to key intelligence toolkit.
and planned manner. community contacts,
groups and partners We will enhance the
across Scotland to knowledge and skills
raise awareness of hate of our people and
crime through various partners to prevent
media channels. violence, disorder and
antisocial behaviour.
Share information We will develop joint We will deliver national We will work with Scottish
and develop joint problem-solving initiatives and local public Government and other
problem solving to prevent violent crime, awareness raising partners to update
initiatives with reduce the fear of crime campaigns with partners guidance available to
partners. and increase public in 2018/19 to improve licensing boards and will
confidence. One aspect understanding of the be actively involved in
will be working with nature and extent evaluation of minimum
registered social landlords of hate crime. unit pricing of alcohol.
to develop an operating
model to reduce violence We will ensure our
and antisocial behaviour people are fully informed
within communities. of licensing legislation
and tactical range of
options by updating and
refreshing the ‘alcohol
toolkit.’
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Serious organised crime
In 2018/19 we will:
Serious organised crime
Prevention and Knowledge and
Commitment Communities
Protection Innovation
Work in partnership We will prevent We will establish a We will deliver a
to prevent and cybercrime by working in ‘cybercrime safety, structured training
This involves multiple people exerting control, disrupt those partnership to implement prevention and resilience programme to equip our
planning and use of specialist resources to commit involved in cyber Scotland’s Cyber unit’ to enhance cyber people appropriately to
enabled and Resilience Strategy and incident reporting recognise and respond
serious crime. Police Scotland will work in partnership cyber dependent deliver Scotland’s Serious mechanisms and improve to cyber threats. We
to prevent harm caused to individuals, communities criminality. and Organised Crime support to communities, will also continually
Strategy. public, private and third update the information
and businesses by serious organised crime. sector partners. on our cyber intranet
Our cybercrime threat site; providing advice
assessment will develop We will equip our people and current information
our understanding with the skills to respond regarding emerging
Your View Counts of cyber threats and to emerging trends and threats and signposting
inform our activity to provide cybercrime our people to further
Respondents to our public consultation survey tackle this evolving area prevention advice and sources of national
identified serious organised crime as the second of criminality. We will supporting materials to information / intelligence.
highest national priority. enhance national and communities.
international partnerships The initial rollout of
www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts to disrupt those involved enhanced digital forensic
in cyber enabled infrastructure, including
criminality and increase cyber kiosks, will support
access to people with the local investigations by
right skills to respond to enabling officers to
cyber threats. promptly triage mobile
phones and other
Impact devices and obtain
digital evidence linked to
Serious organised crime has the potential to affect cybercrime. The future
every community in Scotland. Our assessment development of multi-
indicates a threat linked to ongoing feuds, agency cyber hubs across
violence and firearms incidents between serious Scotland will enhance our
organised crime groups (SOCGs). capability to respond to
emerging threats.
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Serious organised crime Serious organised crime
Prevention and Knowledge and Prevention and Knowledge and
Commitment Communities Commitment Communities
Protection Innovation Protection Innovation
Disrupt and prevent Our National Firearms And Our team of ‘web We will focus our Develop an We will develop a To support and reassure We will work with
SOCG activity. Explosive Licensing (NFEL) constables’ are an intelligence gathering overarching Police prevention approach, our communities and partners to improve the
team will continue to effective conduit for activity to support Scotland Drug and working with partners, reduce the harm caused, collation and analysis
enhance the partnerships engaging with local enforcement to disrupt NPS Prevention including Scottish we will work with the of data from partner
and prevention communities and will and prevent SOCG approach. Government, to support Scottish Government agencies regarding the
opportunities to support deliver appropriate activity. the refreshed ‘Road Substance Misuse Team harm caused by drug
the lawful firearms preventative advice to Recovery’ strategy; to identify emerging misuse and contribute
network by enforcing regarding SOCG activity, We will enhance our participate in the drug trends and risks and, to the development of
licensing standards and whilst sharing best intelligence on the Partnership for Action on through consultation, new and more effective
preventing opportunities practice nationally. criminal use of firearms. Drugs in Scotland (PADS); agree appropriate and approaches to reduce this
for exploitation by SOCGs. We will use new and develop a national proportionate responses. harm.
We will also work with legislation regarding the drug ‘problem profile’.
We will utilise serious partners to develop conversion of imitation We will monitor drugs
crime prevention orders targeted messages firearms, and raise the We will focus intelligence related deaths to identify
and new proceeds to firearms certificate standards required when gathering and underlying trends and
of crime legislation, holders and registered deactivating firearms, enforcement activity develop partnership
including account firearms dealers to raise to ensure they are put to disrupt individuals approaches through PADS
freezing, unexplained awareness of the threats permanently beyond use. and SOCGs who supply groups.
wealth orders and specific to use of firearms controlled drugs and
disclosure orders by SOCGs. Our ‘national firearms New Psychoactive
(Criminal Finances Act threat desk’ will gather, Substances (NPS) and
2017) to disrupt SOCG We will support a collate, assess, review reduce criminality
activities and seize their UK-wide National and appropriately synonymous with drug
cash and assets. We Ballistic Intelligence share information and supply and misuse.
will further support the Service led firearms intelligence with partners
delivery of key strategies surrender campaign to and through our local
aimed at tackling remove firearms from policing divisions and
serious and organised communities. local authorities. Prevent fraud and We will continue to In collaboration with We will expand the
crime, including; UK protect those most support the Scottish partners, including the gathering of financial and
Government’s Prevent at risk from current Business Resilience financial sector, we business intelligence
Strategy; Scottish and emerging Centre and implement will deliver targeted connected to financial
Government’s National organised fraud a standardised national prevention messages to crime committed by
Action Plan on Internet threats. ‘banking protocol’ to raise awareness within SOCGs. This will develop
Safety; and Police assist vulnerable people at communities of current and deliver an enhanced
Scotland’s Children and risk of being targeted by and emerging threats, disruption approach
Young People 2016/20 – fraudsters. such as vishing, pension through innovative
Our Approach. liberation fraud and tactics with a focus on
advanced fee fraud. reducing SOCG’s access
to specialist assistance
and quasi-legitimate
businesses.
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Counter terrorism and domestic extremism
We will make effective use of intelligence and analysis to better understand all forms of terrorism and
domestic extremism that pose a threat to Scottish communities and support delivery of the four key strands
Counter terrorism and
of the CONTEST strategy.
domestic extremism In 2018/19 we will:
Commitment
Prevention and
Protection
Communities
Knowledge and
Innovation
Tackling terrorism and domestic extremism is a PURSUE – to stop We are committed to We will continue to work We will review our
terrorist attacks pursuing and stopping with the community to processes for capturing
national priority for Police Scotland and we will work those who aim to do our identify terrorist related intelligence linked to
with our partners to protect our communities by communities harm and activity and those who potential terrorist activity
reducing and mitigating the threat and harm it causes. we will work closely with support it. We will with the aim of identifying
a range of partners to maximise all opportunities best practice and adding
deliver a multi-agency to disrupt and detect value to the national
approach to tackling the these activities. and local response to
threat from terrorism. This terrorism.
Your View Counts will include using a wider
range of disruption and
Respondents to our public consultation survey safeguarding tactics.
identified counter terrorism / national security as
the top national priority.
PREVENT – to We will use the PREVENT We will continue to Support to local policing
www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts stop people Case Management build upon existing local colleagues will be
becoming terrorists (PCM) and multi-agency relationships to enhance channeled through the
or supporting PREVENT Professional the confidence and safety Divisional CONTEST
terrorism Concerns (PPC) processes of communities. Governance structure and
to safeguard and support the delivery of PREVENT
those who have been We will support national strand awareness training.
Impact identified as vulnerable campaigns to deliver
to radicalisation. In ‘safeguarding messaging’
Terrorist attacks and disruptions across the UK, partnership, we will to communities via a
Europe and beyond continue to persist and the tackle the influences range of channels.
threat from terrorist attacks in the UK remains at of radicalisation and
‘SEVERE’. The threat level was raised to ‘CRITICAL’ respond to the ideological Our team of ‘web
twice during 2017/18. challenge of terrorism. constables’ will also
provide advice and
We will participate information to our
in key multi-agency communities, including
meetings; including current and emerging
the UK Regional threats, national sources
PREVENT Coordinators of additional information
meeting, local Multi- and counter terrorism
Agency Prevent advice in relation to the
Case Management use of social media.
meeting, and Scottish
Government’s Prevent
Sub-Group.
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Counter terrorism and domestic extremism
Prevention and Knowledge and
Commitment Communities
Protection Innovation
PROTECT – to Counter Terrorism Our CTSAs will deliver To counter the threat
strengthen our Security Advisors nationally recognised from cyber related
protection against a (CTSAs) will deliver a security training, such terrorist activity, we will
terrorist attack coordinated programme as Project Griffin and work with our partners
of protective security Project Argus, alongside to increase awareness
advice and support hostile reconnaissance around cyber security
stakeholders, businesses, reporting procedures, and resilience, including
public and communities suspicious packages supporting Scottish
at key locations. and mail handling Government work to
security protocols. Our improve the overall
We will continue targeted advice to businesses coherence of Scotland’s
patrols to protect key and communities advice and support
sites (critical national will enhance security landscape in this area.
infrastructure; crowded provision within Scotland.
places; and hazardous We will also upskill CTSAs
sites and sectors). to deliver appropriate
advice and training
to communities and
businesses on cyber
related matters.
PREPARE – to Develop, maintain and We will work with partners We will establish Police
mitigate the impact deploy specific capabilities and communities to plan, Scotland as a centre
of a terrorist attack to mitigate and respond test and deliver local, for ‘disruptive effects’
to a terrorist attack. regional and national training. Additional
exercises to ensure that training in relation to
Review threat levels linked Scotland is fully prepared the CT menu of tactical
to safety at public events to mitigate the impact options will be delivered
across Scotland and from any terrorist incident. at all levels across the
deliver the appropriate organisation.
policing response. We will capture the
lessons learned from
exercises to improve
future planning.
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Protecting people at risk of harm
Despite an increase in the reporting of rape and sexual crime; human trafficking; and abuse of a child or
within a relationship, we know that abuse, neglect and exploitation, in whatever form it takes, remains under
reported. We have a nationally coordinated and locally delivered policing response to those who are at most
risk of harm and those who pose the greatest risk to our communities.
In 2018/19 we will:
Knowledge and
Commitment Prevention and Protection Communities
Innovation
Protecting people at risk Prevent
and reduce
the harm
We will identify opportunities, with
partners, for improvement when
undertaking risk assessments and
We will improve
stakeholder and
public confidence
We will continue
to develop our
understanding of the
of harm caused by
the abuse
and neglect
investigations into all forms of abuse,
neglect and exploitation of children.
to report all forms
of abuse whether
physical, sexual and/
scale and scope of the
abuse of adults and
children, sexual crime,
of children. We will work with partners to identify or domestic, and human trafficking and
This is a national priority for Police Scotland and we new ways to prevent sexual crime explore opportunities exploitation in Scotland.
involving children and young people to increase routes to
will work with partners to protect people and prevent and support national strategies to receive feedback from We will implement a
all forms of abuse, neglect and exploitation. prevent young people becoming victims, ensuring any national process to
victims of online abuse, mitigating the learning is captured. record child inter-
harm it causes. agency referral
This will include discussions capturing
Working with Social Work Scotland, the development decisions, risk factors
we will design national standards and delivery of an and outcomes and work
Your View Counts for quality assuring; supervising and auditable online portal with partners to develop
Respondents to our public consultation survey appraising staff undertaking joint to receive ‘Duty to our understanding of
identified child protection as one of the top investigative interviews and improve Notify’ referrals from threats.
five national priorities and domestic abuse and national statutory guidance. ‘public bodies’.
protecting vulnerable adults as local priorities. Prevent We will further improve our We will explore
We will also work
and reduce response to rape and sexual opportunities to capture
www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts with our partners to
the harm offences by working with partners feedback from victims
increase use of self-
caused who provide advocacy services of sexual crime in order
referral services,
by sexual and support to victims. to improve our services,
availability of multi-
crime. including the forensic
agency sexual assault
New legislation and the use of service provision for
centres and increase
Impact preventative orders will inform
access to support
victims.
our prevention approach to
services at the point of
The demand on police services is growing and better understand the impact of In collaboration with
need.
is increasingly focused towards addressing interventions and shape future work, the Crown Office and
vulnerability and the consequences of inequalities. as outlined in the Equally Safe Action Rape Crisis Scotland,
We will develop
Quantifying this is challenging, particularly Plan. The next phase of our national we will pilot the visual
guidance to support
when issues are under reported and less visible. ‘We Can Stop it’ campaign will recording of victims’
partners in protecting
Protecting people at risk of harm involves support a grass roots shift in attitudes initial statement in
women and girls
significant risk from very harmful types of crimes, towards rape and sexual crime. investigations.
from female genital
the impact of which extends beyond victims and
mutilation (FGM)
cannot be underestimated.
and enable them to
Prevent We will share relevant information respond appropriately In partnership with key
and reduce with partners to protect and when working with stakeholders, specifically
the harm support adults at risk and support survivors. local authorities, we
caused by local authorities in the increased will develop a national
abuse of use of protection measures We will seek to multi-agency framework
adults at such as banning orders. reduce the barriers for adult protection
risk of harm. to vulnerable people Large Scale Inquiries
We will work with partners to support accessing appropriate (LSIs) establishing clear
vulnerable adults through the effective support from police protocols for agency
delivery of Appropriate Adult services and partners. responsibilities.
across Scotland.
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Protecting people at risk of harm Protecting people at risk of harm
Knowledge and Knowledge and
Commitment Prevention and Protection Communities Commitment Prevention and Protection Communities
Innovation Innovation
Prevent and We will raise awareness of the signs of We will improve We will improve our Focus on We will develop a coordinated We will work We will provide our
reduce the human trafficking to identify victims stakeholder and knowledge of threats prevention approach to training officers, including effectively with people with ‘distress,
harm caused and tackle offenders. public confidence relating to human and early training on Data Protection Reform, to partners and the public mental health and
by human to report instances trafficking, introducing intervention improve the impact and consistency to tackle inequalities vulnerability’ training
trafficking We will utilise intelligence to pursue of human trafficking means to record risk to improve of our policing services. and deliver better to better equip them
and the assets of human traffickers and exploitation and factors to assist problem the safety outcomes for to respond and
exploitation. through proceeds of crime powers. explore opportunities profiling and predictive and In support of the Scottish individuals and support individuals and
to increase routes to analysis. wellbeing of Government’s Mental Health and communities. communities.
We will maximise the use of trafficking receive feedback from individuals Suicide Prevention strategies,
prevention and risk order legislation victims, ensuring any We will support in public, we will work with partners to
and develop an inter-agency referral learning is captured. academic research private develop Distress Brief Intervention
discussion approach to reports of and other sources of and virtual referrals to support individuals
human trafficking. evidence into human space. who present in distress or crisis.
trafficking in Scotland
to develop our evidence We will continue to support victims
base for future activity. and protect them from further abuse,
including use of protection orders.
Prevent and We will continue to work with We will support We will equip our
reduce the partners, through the Multi-Agency victims of domestic people with the
Protect Police Scotland conducts approximately 22,000 missing person investigations
harm caused Tasking and Coordination (MATAC) abuse by working with knowledge and skills to
missing every year. Most missing persons are children and many others are vulnerable
by domestic and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment partners to identify effectively target those
persons for a number of different reasons. While 89% will be found within 24 hours
abuse. Conference (MARAC) processes, to and fill gaps in service perpetrators who pose
from harm. (and 98% within 2 weeks), missing persons present significant operational
target offenders and protect victims. provision, e.g. expand the greatest risk of harm,
challenges to policing in Scotland in terms of demand and risk.
the victim notification for example we will
We will ensure that our our people are process to include identify and implement
We will deliver the objectives of the National Missing Person Framework for Scotland
proficient in dealing with domestic notification to victims suitable training prior
and in particular continue to work with partners to better protect missing persons by:
abuse, including stalking incidents, when perpetrators are to the introduction of
and proportionately use the full released from police the Domestic Abuse • Improving shared prevention measures
complement of new legislative custody. (Scotland) Act 2016. We
powers available to them. will evaluate the impact • Ensuring our own operational response is effective
of the Disclosure Scheme
We will support rehabilitative and for Domestic Abuse • Sharing relevant information to inform our partners and the public
behaviour change programmes for Scotland (DSDAS) on the
offenders and develop risk assessment reduction / prevention of
tools to prevent reoffending. domestic abuse.
Manage Police Scotland is one of the We will work with Develop a framework for
offenders authorities responsible for the Multi-Agency identifying and sharing
who pose management of registered sex Public Protection learning both internally
a risk of offenders and those posing a risk Arrangements and with external
serious of serious harm. We will work with (MAPPA) partners and partners.
harm. relevant partners to address future Scottish Government
demand and progress joint-working to deliver consistent We will also work with
practices. and efficient practices academic researchers
in relation to the to develop a wide
Following a pilot and external
assessment of housing evidence base to inform
evaluation, we will implement the
and management of prevention activities and
Police Risk Practice process and
offenders. reduce reoffending.
share learning with partners.
We will continue to undertake
intrusive reviews and a rolling
programme of divisional audits to
ensure best practice.
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Road safety and road crime
A reduction in road casualties and accidents is set against a rise in vehicle numbers and levels of traffic.1 This
increasing volume of road and transport network users, particularly identified high risk groups, presents a
variety of possible challenges for policing and road / transport safety.
Road safety and road In 2018/19 we will:
Commitment Prevention and Protection Communities Knowledge and Innovation
crime Modify driver
behaviour and
reduce injury
on Scotland’s
We remain committed to
reducing road casualties
in collaboration with our
partners. Collaborative
During the coming
year, we will develop
and deliver on
the Road Policing
We will prioritise injury
reduction around the
identified priority focus
areas, using intelligence
roads through working is key to meeting Divisional Tactical and road casualty data to
Keeping people safe on our roads and tackling road engagement and the Scottish Government’s Plans. These are positively influence road user
crime is a national priority for Police Scotland and we proportionate 2020 road casualty developed in behaviour. We have identified
enforcement of reduction targets. conjunction with, and portfolio leads for each
are committed to promoting road safety, improving legislation.
The mid-term review of the approved by, the Local priority focus areas, leading
to the development of new
driver behaviour and enforcing road traffic legislation Scottish Government Road Policing Commander
road safety schemes and
Safety Framework to 2020 in line with their locally
in support of the Scottish Government Road Safety identified the following identified priorities.
sharing of good practice.
Framework to 2020. priority areas for focused
In order to better
We will continue to use the
activity up to 2020; speed, independently produced Road
motorcyclists, pre-drivers, protect cyclists, we Safety Information Tracking
young and older drivers and will continue to work Study on driver attitudes
in partnership to
Your View Counts cyclists and pedestrians.
deliver prevention-
and behaviour to provide an
independent measure of the
We will support criminal focused campaigns impact of our delivery and
Respondents to our public consultation survey justice colleagues and such as Operation inform ongoing activity.
identified road safety (including speeding, partners to scope the Close Pass, to educate Road safety-information-
dangerous and antisocial driving) as the second viability of speed awareness drivers and reduce the tracking-study
highest local priority. courses in Scotland, as an risk of injury to all.
alternative to prosecution.
www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts
Detect and We will continue to detect We understand that We will implement new
deter all types and deter all types of antisocial use of Automatic Number Plate
of criminality criminality on our roads. vehicles is a problem Recognition (ANPR)
on our roads We will work with partners that impacts on technology to enhance
through efficient to disrupt organised crime community wellbeing. our capabilities to tackle
Where communities
use of intelligence and remove drugs and road crime and improve
highlight concerns
Impact and analytical counterfeit goods from the regarding driver intelligence, analysis and
products. road network. behaviour such as detection.
Serious collisions on our roads have a significant speeding, careless
impact on Scotland’s people and communities, driving and mobile
phone misuse, we will
both in terms of fatalities and personal injury, as take the appropriate
well as the disruption caused by road closures. In action to tackle
addition, much criminal activity involves use of the these problems.
road network and the illegal use of vehicles.
Develop and deliver We will lead the Multi- We will support road We will develop and deliver
a national road Agency Tactical Options safety campaigns, a communication toolkit to
safety and road Working Group, to oversee engaging with and support engagement with
crime calendar development of the national involving the public the public and media. This
of activity, which road safety and road crime in raising awareness will provide consistent road
will be aligned to calendar of activity. This and providing road safety information including
‘priority focus areas’, provides intelligence- safety advice. a ‘frequently asked questions’
as identified during led direction in support section. In support of this we
the mid-term review of prevention focused will maintain and revise key
of the Scottish campaigns and initiatives. messaging hosted on our
Government’s Road website.
Safety Framework to
2020.
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Acquisitive crime
Tackling acquisitive crime is a national priority for Police Scotland and we will work with our partners to
address the concerns of communities. In 2018/19 we will:
Acquisitive crime
Knowledge and
Commitment Prevention and Protection Communities
Innovation
Prevent Through our national Acquisitive We will develop We will deliver
acquisitive Crime Tactical Board, we will collate, collaborative approaches awareness packages
Acquisitive crime is when the offender derives material crime and develop and share intelligence with partners and to operational
gain from the crime, such as theft, fraud or robbery. It reduce the and good practice across Police communities, through our officers to aid in
harm it Scotland and with external partners, local policing divisions, to the identification of
is a high volume crime group accounting for just under causes. including local authorities and Trading raise awareness and share the key drivers of
half of all recorded crimes in Scotland. Standards. This will inform our intelligence / information acquisitive crime.
response to local and national issues relating to emerging
and ensure potential partners are acquisitive crime trends. Within Police
identified and engaged in the delivery We will also use this Scotland, we will
of advice and support. collaborative approach to continue to deliver
deliver best practice and workshops to
Your View Counts We will use specialist national reduce harm. provide staff with up
resources to support local officers and to date information
Crimes such as
Respondents to our public consultation survey communities to address local issues, and share good
housebreaking have a
identified theft of property and housebreaking such as tackling housebreaking. practice within local
significant negative impact
among the top five local policing priorities. This combined approach has been divisions regarding
on victims and the wider
successful across Scotland. housebreaking.
www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts community.
We will continue to raise
public awareness through
campaigns to prevent
housebreaking.
Develop our There are two main types of doorstep We will work with We will capture
Impact nationwide crime; ‘bogus callers’ who exploit communities to raise and progress our
approach vulnerable people within their own awareness of doorstep use of intelligence
Instances of doorstep crime and fraud, particularly to reduce homes to steal cash/valuables or crime, and its impact, relating to doorstep
online fraud, are continuing to increase. These doorstep carry out fraudulent schemes; and by developing a crime in order to
types of crimes can have a significant impact on crime and ‘rogue traders’ who cold call at homes communication plan, inform prevention
victims, communities and the wider economy. the harm it and overcharge for unnecessary using both traditional and enforcement
causes. work, damage property deliberately approaches and modern activities.
and use intimidating behaviour to communication methods.
extort money. Perpetrators are often
travelling criminals or members of This will incorporate
SOCGs. Victims are often reluctant prevention messages,
to report crimes, either through practical advice and
embarrassment, or fear of losing support targeted at
their independence and in some those most vulnerable
cases are unaware they are a victim. and also those who can
intervene to protect
Prevention is key to reducing the impact potential victims.
of doorstep crime. We will work with a
wide range of partners to identify best
practice and also deliver a national
multi-agency initiative to tackle the
crime (‘Operation Monarda’).
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Acquisitive crime
Knowledge and
Commitment Prevention and Protection Communities
Innovation
Work with The complexity of cyber enabled fraud We will work together, We will equip
partners poses a significant challenge and we across a variety of internal officers with the
to tackle will work in partnership to effectively functions and disciplines, necessary skills
online fraud tackle it. In particular we will work with to raise awareness of the to recognise the
and protect the Scottish Business Resilience Centre problem of fraud. Through drivers of economic
individuals to target online fraud and protect our collective expertise, crime and submit
and individuals and businesses. we will encourage intelligence
businesses potential victims to take accordingly. This
from this simple steps to secure will enable us to
threat. themselves online. collaborate with
the private sector
and academia
to develop our
understanding of
emerging threats
from fraud and theft.
We will work with
partners to develop
effective methods to
communicate those
risks, share good
practice and protect
our communities.
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Local Policing
Police Scotland’s thirteen Local Policing Divisions Improve public contact,
are committed to keeping the communities of
Scotland safe through a progressive, resilient and engagement and service
Supporting our priorities locally focused service. Policing delivery is focused
on the national priorities described in this plan
and local priorities, as outlined in Local Policing
Local policing in Scotland is on a journey of change,
aligned to the long-term vision of our strategy. The
‘Local Approaches to Policing’ programme, includes
Plans. The Scottish Government’s Strategic Police
Priorities2 were refreshed in 2016 after a period a commitment to develop evidence based local
All local policing and specialist divisions within Police policing models that reflect the demands for service
of consultation and are at the very heart of local
Scotland contribute to the delivery of policing priorities service delivery and inform planning at local and take into account the differing needs of rural,
outlined above. These local and specialist officers and staff community level. remote and urban communities. Our dedicated
teams will work with policing practitioners and
provide vital support that cuts across all our priority areas key stakeholders to build an evidence base that
and they are vital to the service we provide as we protect Planning and Partnerships supports effective and sustainable change. The
phased rollout of mobile devices for front-line
the public and communities. The next section of this plan The introduction of Local Outcome Improvement
officers will increase their visibility and capacity
Plans (LOIPs), derived under the Community
will highlight the contribution of the following: Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, provides
to address our priorities and the issues our
communities face.
an opportunity for Local Policing Divisions to
plan more cohesively with partners, focusing
Local policing divisions will take a considered
• Local Policing on improving local outcomes for the public and
approach to change through quality improvement
communities. This approach allows flexibility in the
processes. The scope of this work is extensive and
implementation of local plans to achieve improved
will contribute to improving the lives of the most
• Specialist Crime Division outcomes and service delivery.
vulnerable members of our communities.
Local Policing Divisions will continue their
• Contact, Command and Control Division commitment to strengthen existing relationships
and develop new partnerships. Community
participation legislation provides a valuable
• Criminal Justice Services Division opportunity to strengthen partnership networks,
engage seldom heard voices within communities
and pay recognition to organisations who
• Operational Support provide continued and invaluable support to
Police Scotland.
• Corporate Support Services More information can be found at the following link:
http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/
community-empowerment-act
/community-participation-requests/
2 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/
policies/police-fire-rescue
/police-scotland/StrategicPolicePriorities
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Supporting our priorities Supporting our priorities
Specialist Crime Division (SCD) Contact, Command and Control Division (C3)
SCD supports local policing and keeps people safe 3. Digital safety, prevention and resilience: Improve public contact, Police Scotland Service Centre
through the provision of access to national specialist We will proactively communicate key cyber
investigative and intelligence functions. SCD’s main resilience messages from the Scottish engagement and service Following delivery of the ICCS, we will seek to
areas of focus are: Government, the National Cyber Security procure and implement a replacement single,
C3 provides frontline advice, support and
Centre (NCSC) and other key partners national ICT service centre solution. Work will
• Major Crime (including all homicide assistance to Scotland’s public and police alike.
to improve cyber safety, prevention continue to develop a public engagement and
investigations) It is divided into two distinct work areas: service
and resilience; and support victims of access strategy as part of the Policing 2026
centres handling all 101/999 calls and control
cybercrime change portfolio. This will ensure we drive forward
• Public Protection rooms - our highly skilled people provide 24-
improvements in the service which C3 delivers
hour support to resolve enquiries, prioritise and
at first point of contact, resolving enquiries in the
• Local Crime 4. Digital Forensic Services: We will task incidents and supply frontline officers with
most appropriate manner.
invest to improve the quality of digital operationally critical information.
• Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism forensic services
C3 continues to focus on delivering a high quality Contact Assessment Model
• Intelligence Support service and improving efficiency through the C3
We will deliver the following related commitments: Integration and Remodelling programme (C3IR). As Implementation of a new Contact Assessment
• Safer Communities part of our drive for continuous improvement, C3 Model (CAM) in C3 will enable us to better
• Formulate a Cybercrime Threat Assessment
will deliver the following activities. recognise and respond appropriately to the needs
of individuals and communities. It will inform the
Enhance cyber capabilities • Establish a Cybercrime Safety, Prevention and
appropriate deployment of response officers based
Resilience Unit Developing our people on assessment of risk and vulnerability – working
In addition to the commitments described under
each of our policing priorities, and as part of the • Enhance our cyber incident reporting with partners to provide the appropriate response
The delivery of high quality induction and initial
Policing 2026 strategy, a programme of work to mechanisms based on need and provide an improved service and
training of new recruits remains key to the success
review and develop our cybercrime capability has contact experience.
of the Division. This is supported by a focus on
commenced. This aims to ensure that our future • Establish a Police Scotland Cyber Resilience the continuous professional development of our
infrastructure will enable us to deliver an excellent Board people to ensure a culture of ongoing learning National Database Enquiry Unit
service to all of Scotland’s communities, irrespective and continuous improvement. We will focus on
of the ever increasing advances in the digital, Brexit delivering essential, effective and relevant training As part of the C3IR programme, we will begin the
technological and cyber arenas. Four key themes for our staff. phased implementation of the National Database
will form the foundation for how the programme The UK leaving the European Union will have an Enquiry Unit (NDEU). Based across Glasgow and
will develop; impact on Police Scotland, our partners and the Our learning culture is further underpinned by our Inverness, the NDEU will deliver database checks to
communities we serve. SCD has formed a dedicated ‘notable incident’ process - a mechanism by which support frontline officers on a 24/7 basis.
1. Digital knowledge and skills: Our team to explore the impact of Brexit on policing C3 staff highlight incidents that are identified as
investigative capability will be enhanced in Scotland. We will work closely with partners in learning opportunities. We will continue to build on
by upskilling our workforce to ensure that government and policing across the UK and Europe this to drive further improvements.
we are appropriately equipped to tackle to identify and address this impact.
any crime with a digital, technological or
cyber facet Integrated communications
Procurement of a single, national Integrated
2. Digital investigative, intelligence and Communications Control System (ICCS) will
analytical capacity and capability: We will progress to prepare Police Scotland for the
enhance our intelligence and analytical introduction of the new Emergency Services
capability and realise opportunities to Mobile Communications system that will replace
exploit the criminal digital footprint our current radio communication system ‘Airwave’.
This new more efficient system will improve police
communication technology and deliver efficiencies.
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