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Local Police Plan 2020 - 23
Our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of the
people and communities of Fife
Fife
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Planning framework
The Chief Constable has responsibility for the policing of Scotland.
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Contents
Foreword………………………………………………..…..4
Fife divisional profile…………………………………..….6
Divisional priorities and objectives……………….……8
Plan on a page……………………………………………10
How we will deliver……………………………………….11
Violent crime
Acquisitive crime
Anti-social behaviour
Substance misuse
Road safety
Protecting people at risk of harm
Threats to public safety
Local scrutiny and performance………………………22
Equalities, ethics and values……………………………24
Local contact details……………………………………..25
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Foreword
These will call upon all of our skills
As Divisional Commander for Fife, it and resources to ensure that we
gives me great pleasure to provide the best possible service to
introduce our Local Policing Plan our communities, whilst
for 2020 – 2023. representing all that is good about
policing in Scotland on an
The Chief Constable sets national
international stage.
priorities for policing across the
whole of Scotland. As with our local In recent years, local and divisional
priorities, these are based on an developments in Fife have driven
ongoing assessment of threat and improvements in our approach and
risk, whilst also delivering on what support for our communities, our
the public have raised as most
officers and our staff.
significant to them. Within the
national priorities for Scotland there
is a clear focus on positive Our approach to collaborative
outcomes, with activity planned to work with partners continues to pay
support and improve operational dividends and has resulted in
delivery. improvements that benefit the
people of Fife. The number of
Policing has been my life and I missing people reported from
have spent the majority of my health establishments and care
policing career within Fife. This has establishments is reducing and we
given me the advantage of
have driven improvements in
knowing the policing challenges
ensuring that vulnerable people in
that we have faced in the past
and enables me to better prepare crisis receive the correct support
for the challenges that lie ahead, from the correct organisation at an
for policing in Scotland and locally earlier stage. This has been
within Fife. recognised nationally as best
practice; however, we know that
The transition period as the United more can still be done.
Kingdom exits the European Union
is ongoing, and future significant We have also implemented Local
events include four Euro 2020 Service Delivery Hubs, which has
football matches to be played at removed a significant proportion of
Hampden Park, the United Nations non-emergency calls from front line
Framework Convention on Climate response teams. This has allowed a
Change 26th Conference of the better response and service for our
Parties (COP26) in November 2020, communities when requiring
and the hosting of the 150th Open immediate Police attendance, and
Golf Championship in St Andrews in has reduced demand on my
July 2021, to name a few. officers in an effort to improve their
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wellbeing and working agencies pull together and commit
environment. to solving a problem. For example
in Levenmouth, an innovative and
With the introduction of a new collaborative approach to anti-
Contact Assessment Model (CAM) social behaviour and dangerous
in the spring of 2020, I fully use of off road bikes was subject of
anticipate further improvements in much praise and markedly
this area. improved the quality of life for
Fife Division has delivered residents there.
exceptional performance across so
many aspects of local policing in We will continue to look for and
recent years. The quality of service find ways to improve our service
and personal commitment shown and improve engagement within
by Fife officers is something that I our communities, whilst reducing
am immensely proud of and the demand upon all officers and
despite facing many challenges staff at the front end.
and competing demands, we
remain flexible, creative and We will develop our approach to
compassionate in our response. local policing in a manner that
addresses the needs of our
We have maintained some of the communities and in a way that is
highest detection rates in Scotland equipped to deal with the policing
for violent crime, sexual crime, and needs of the 21st century.
theft by housebreaking; however,
during 2019 we also saw a This plan will remain flexible and will
reduction in the number of adapt to the changing needs of
reported incidents related to our communities over the next
violence, sexual crime and three years, delivering a service
dishonesties and this is down to the that generates confidence in
hard work of all Police Officers and policing and one that creates a
Staff within Fife Division. safer Fife for us all.
Significant success can be
achieved when all the partner
Chief Superintendent Derek McEwan
Fife Divisional Commander
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Fife divisional profile
produce a policing plan for their
Fife Division serves the Fife Council Local Authority area.
Local Authority area. The division
covers 1,325 sq.km between the The plan demonstrates Police
Forth and Tay estuaries and is Scotland’s commitment to
structured into three local delivering local, national and
commands of West, Central and corporate outcomes.
East Fife.
Seven territorial command areas The LPP is developed through
make up the three local command professional analysis of crime across
areas, each of which share their the division, combined with
boundaries with the Fife Council feedback from stakeholders and
Local Authority business areas. members of our communities. Our
priorities are also aligned to
strategic police priorities set by the
The population of Fife is
Scottish Government, the
approximately 371,910, with the
objectives contained within the
majority of people resident in a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) plan
number of the large towns, and the national policing priorities,
including Dunfermline, as defined in Police Scotland’s
Cowdenbeath, Kirkcaldy, Annual Police Plan.
Glenrothes and Methil.
Fife’s policing priorities also link
There are a number of smaller directly with local Community
towns and rural villages located Planning Partnership priorities. The
across the three local command Local Outcome Improvement Plan
areas, with 8 operational Police in Fife, Plan for Fife, which is a key
element in the delivery of service
Stations. This includes Fife Division
reform at a local level sets a clear
headquarters in the town of
focus for Fife between 2017 and
Glenrothes.
2027.
Fife’s Local Policing Plan (LPP) sets Fife Division will continue to
out the local policing priorities and collaborate with community
objectives for Fife Division for the partners to develop new and
period of 2020-2023. innovative ways of working,
applying strong accountability and
Section 47 of the Police and Fire governance to our objectives in
Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 places order to truly deliver improved
a statutory requirement on each outcomes and a Safer Kingdom for
Local Police Commander to our communities.
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Divisional command structure
Fife Division is led by a Chief The Operational and Support
Superintendent who holds the title Superintendents provide direction
of Local Police Commander, and and guidance to four Chief
who is supported by three Inspectors. Three of the Chief
Superintendents and six Chief Inspectors perform the role of Local
Inspectors. This collection of officers Area Commander within the
form the Fife Division Command designated areas of West, Central
Team. and East Fife, whilst the fourth Chief
Inspector is responsible for Divisional
The responsibilities of the Divisional Coordination and Partnerships.
Command Team, is to:
Deliver local policing. The Detective Superintendent for
Ensure a visible, accessible and the Division has responsibility for
professional police service is providing support and direction to
provided to local communities two Detective Chief Inspectors,
in Fife. who have responsibility and
Drive accountability. accountability for all crime and
public protection matters.
Local area command
Local Area Commanders are Inspector. In addition to supporting
responsible for ensuring the the Local Area Commander, the
effective and efficient delivery of Inspector has specific responsibility
local policing services. within their local area for
community engagement and
Each Local Area Commander has partnership working.
particular responsibility and
accountability for: Fife Local Area Commander’s and
Local operational their deputies are based within
management. each of the local territorial
Response and community command areas.
policing.
Performance management. The Detective Chief Inspectors
Daily management of local have particular responsibility and
personnel. accountability for:
Local accountability and Managing performance and
scrutiny. ensuring effective investigation
Local partnership activity. of all crime across the division.
Leading, directing and co-
The Local Area Commanders also ordinating the investigation of all
have a designated deputy in each serious crimes within the division.
area, an officer at the rank of
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Investigation of deaths which
are assessed as suspicious or
unexplained.
Divisional priorities and
objectives
safer communities throughout the
Fife Division’s priorities are Kingdom.
established to address local
concerns and to link into the Information has been obtained
priorities for policing established in through direct engagement and
Policing for a safe, resilient and
protected Scotland, the Joint community consultation, which has
Strategy for Policing (2020). included, but was not limited to;
Community and Area
Those priorities for policing, also set Committee Engagement
out in Police Scotland’s Annual Meetings.
Police Plan are as follows; Direct consultation with
Protecting vulnerable victims of crime in the local
people. community.
Tackling crime in the digital Consultation with Local
age. Elected Members.
Working with communities. Engagement with our
Support for operational partners and local
policing. businesses.
The overarching theme being to An online public survey, designed
provide the best service to a to allow our communities to
changing Scotland and to improve highlight their concerns and help
the safety and wellbeing of our shape the service that we will
communities across the country. provide locally over the next three
In order to understand the needs years, ran from 12 November 2019
and concerns at a more local level, to 31 December 2019.
we have and will continue to
engage and consult with the During this period, responses were
people of Fife, ensuring that we received from across the division,
deliver on expectations and with a capturing feedback from all multi-
service that enables us to create member wards.
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In addition we also made environmental, legislative and
reference to the following internal organisational issues were also
and external document sources to taken into consideration.
assist us in identifying our local
These considerations will be
policing priorities;
reviewed throughout the
Police Scotland Strategic
upcoming three years, with
Assessment 2020-23.
consideration of our current estate
Fife Local Outcome
and where we can make
Improvement Plan – Plan for
improvements in respect of co-
Fife.
location with partners, improving
engagement and reducing our
The Plan for Fife is founded on four
carbon footprint. Any future
themed priorities:
considerations will be appropriately
Opportunities for all.
balanced against policing needs.
Thriving places.
Inclusive growth. The cumulative information from all
Community-led services. of the above consultation activity
resulted in the following priorities,
The Community Safety Partnership
which we will aim to deliver at a
is made up of partner agencies
local and national level;
across statutory and voluntary
Violent crime.
sectors. With aims to deliver on the
Acquisitive crime.
community safety element of
Anti-social behaviour.
‘Thriving Places’, we will continue to
Substance misuse.
work alongside our partners with
Road safety.
the intention of tackling offending
Protecting people at risk of
and reducing anti-social
harm.
behaviour.
Threats to public safety.
Other relevant political, economic,
social, technological,
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How we will deliver on
activities to support our local
priorities.
Fife Division’s Local Policing Priorities aim to target the needs of all residents
and visitors, creating a safer community within Fife.
Violent crime
The prevention, investigation and Anti-social behaviour, disorder and
detection of all forms of violence alcohol influence have been found
remains a primary focus for Police to be strongly associated with
Scotland, at both a national level crimes of violence. In response,
and locally within Fife. regular visits are conducted at
licensed premises and increased
Serious violence and homicide has
high visibility patrols are carried out
been identified as one of Police
in areas that are considered
Scotland’s six very high operational
priorities in the Police Scotland susceptible to violent and anti-
Strategic Assessment 2020-23 and social incidents.
remains a priority focus for local
policing in Fife Division. Detection rates in Fife remain
amongst the highest in Scotland in
Levels of overall violence in Fife has respect of violence related
reduced over the last five years criminality, however preventative
and a reduced number of tactics and innovative solutions will
common assaults, serious assaults continue to be utilised to minimise
and attempted murders has the number of violent acts
occurred during 2019/20. occurring within the division.
Operation Path remains the Analytical work is also completed
overarching divisional strategy in to proactively manage violence
respect of reducing violent crime related curfew bail checks and
at a local level, with a focus on warrants.
prevention and enforcement.
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National campaigns have been their actions before choosing to
adapted in Scotland, with an aim commit an act of violence.
of raising awareness to the
consequences that violence can By taking a collaborative approach
have on the lives of both the victim with our partners and together
and the attacker. providing consistent targeted
messaging to members of the
During such campaigns, there is public, we aim to reduce the
focus on the part that alcohol can number of violent incidents that
play in altering a person’s occur and provide the correct
behaviour and we will continue to support to those who are subjected
encourage people to think about to violent crime.
Acquisitive crime
Acquisitive crime encompasses highest level since 2013/14 and also
crimes such as; amongst the highest in Scotland.
Theft.
Housebreaking. At a national level, fraud has been
Shoplifting. identified as a high operational
Fraud; and, priority in the Police Scotland
Reset. Strategic Assessment 2020-23, as it
presents a significant challenge
Acquisitive crime remains a local both locally and nationally in terms
priority within Fife and Operation of prevention and detection.
Principle remains the division’s
response to tackling all crimes of Fife communities continue to report
dishonesty, with a number of a high volume of fraud, including;
strategies in place. credit/debit card frauds, online
shopping frauds, bogus workman
Due to this area of criminality being type offences, as well as phishing
a broad ranging issue, it presents (internet/email scams which
widespread challenges for Local appear to come from a genuine
Policing. source), vishing (via telephone),
smishing (via text message) and
Despite this, the detection rate for twishing (via social media).
acquisitive crime in Fife is at its
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Regular collaboration with partners central Scotland have been
assists in raising awareness of online targeted by travelling criminals who
frauds/scams and providing have committed housebreakings
prevention and security advice to and other linked offences.
the public.
Despite this, the number of
Although shopliftings have reduced reported housebreakings in Fife has
during 2019/20, this crime type showed reduction on long term
continues to be problematic in trends and detection rates have
terms of volume and demand. been high.
Our response has involved the By sharing intelligence and best
introduction of prevention teams practice across divisional
and we will continue to develop boundaries and with specialist
local area action plans and departments, it ensures
increase engagement with shop management oversight of key
premises in order to conduct issues and emerging crime trends,
surveys, enhance resilience and allowing us to provide a
provide relevant security advice. collaborative response to prevent
and investigate this area of
Throughout 2019/20, Fife and criminality.
neighbouring divisions across
Anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour incidents in peace, stalking), as well as
fife have shown strong reductions in vandalism, crimes relating to
recent years, and during 2019/20 drunkenness and minor assaults.
there has been further sizable
reductions across all the local Despite reductions in anti-social
command areas of Fife. behaviour related criminality, such
incidents continue to have an
Linked crimes related to anti-social impact on our local communities.
behaviour and disorder have also
reduced over the last five years. This has resulted in it continuing to
be a priority for Fife Division.
This decrease can be attributed to
a reduction in crimes associated Anti-social behaviour continues to
with disorder (threatening and occur in greatest volume in terms
abusive behaviour, breach of the of public nuisance and disturbance
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incidents, mainly associated with off sales premises where the aim is
public spaces, whilst private space to prevent underage alcohol
incidents are mostly linked to noise purchases, proxy sales and alcohol
complaints and neighbour thefts.
disputes.
Sharing of information with
These often present significant partnership agencies regarding
challenges as a result of them locations and specific individuals of
relating to repeat offenders or concern also allows us to deliver
complaints specific to problematic the best possible service, based
locations. upon the relevant circumstances
and needs.
The local delivery of Operation
Prevail has served to target key risk The development of intelligence
factors in anti-social behaviour assists with deployment of
through a multi-agency approach. resources for targeted prevention
Fife Division officers and staff and enforcement activity and
continue to target resources to provides community reassurance.
address key issues and community
Engagement will continue with
concerns.
schools and colleges, raising
awareness and providing
In recognising the part that alcohol education and diversionary
can play in this area of criminality, projects to divert youths from
there is on-going engagement with becoming involved in crime.
Substance misuse
particularly acquisitive crime,
Drugs supply/drugs harm has been violence and anti-social behaviour.
identified as one of Police
Scotland’s six very high operational Consequently, preventative and
priorities in the Police Scotland disruption activity that results in
Strategic Assessment 2020-23 and positive outcomes under Operation
remains a priority focus for local Prospect, will also reduce victims of
policing in Fife, under Operation associated crimes.
Prospect.
The supply and use of drugs
It is recognised that drug supply continues to have significant
and drug use is closely linked to impact in Fife with multiple harms
other forms of criminality, associated; most significantly, drug
related deaths.
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Sharing information on current
Another significant aspect is the drug crime trends and
associated link between drug use identifying vulnerable members
and distribution with Serious and of the public, enabling us to
Organised Crime (SOC). provide support at an earlier
stage or use appropriate
In addition, there is consideration of intervention tactics.
travelling criminals or SOC groups
from other parts of Scotland and Providing support and input at
the UK who travel to Fife to target multi-agency drug death
some of the more vulnerable in our awareness events.
communities.
Engaging with schools, colleges
Our divisional intelligence officers and The University of St Andrews,
monitor all drug related intelligence allowing us to provide
in order to co-ordinate activity that education on the dangers of
will assist in tackling substance controlled drugs.
misuse across the division, and daily
enforcement and scheduled days Implementing diversionary
of action targets known suppliers projects to assist in diverting
and key associates. young people from becoming
involved in substance misuse or
To assist with prevention, we will associated criminality.
continue to work with our partners
in an attempt to address and Encouraging communities to
target drug related crime. report drug related activity
directly to the Police or through
This includes, but is not limited to; Crimestoppers.
Road safety
Road Casualties are recognised focus for proactive work around
nationally as a high operational prevention, education and
priority within the Police Scotland enforcement.
Strategic Assessment 2020-23.
Our divisional response under
Overall, the strategic picture for Operation Paramount is to
road safety and road crime has not continue to work alongside key
altered significantly in recent years. partners to make Fife’s roads safer
As such, the long-standing themes and to reduce road casualties, by
and key risk areas remain as a core influencing driver and road user
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behaviour and targeting identified and publicity of interactive
contributory factors to road traffic initiatives, such as;
collisions.
Currently, the top risk
groups/factors identified both
locally and nationally include; Safe Drive Stay Alive
Speed. Roadshows.
Motorcyclists. New Driver Improvement
Pre-drivers. Scheme.
Young drivers. Drivewise.
Older drivers. Bikeability.
Cyclists.
To assist us in targeting road crime,
Pedestrians.
we will continue to gather
Tackling road casualties and road intelligence by encouraging
crime remains a force wide priority members of the public to report
and within Fife, we will maintain persons driving whilst impaired or
oversight of road casualty and without documentation.
road crime in consultation with
partners through the Road We will also ensure internal
Casualty Reduction Group (RCRG) circulation of all current/relevant
and internally through the Road intelligence, to assist with targeted
Casualty and Road Crime action against prolific road traffic
Reduction Group (RCRCRG). offenders and to maintain focus at
areas deemed vulnerable to
We will continue to develop reckless or inappropriate driving.
targeted local preventative
campaigns and promote national By way of a future consideration,
safety campaigns, such as; demographic projections from the
Vulnerable Road Users National Records of Scotland
Campaign. suggests that in Fife, the population
National Motorcycle Safety aged 65 or above is due to
Campaign. increase by 21% over the next
decade.
Summer Safety Campaign.
BRAKE National Road Safety
Per mile driven, older drivers have
Week.
one of the highest collision rates
Get Ready for Winter and are more likely to sustain
Campaign. serious injury due to increased
Festive Safety Campaign. frailty. As the population over 65
Summer and Winter continues to rise, it is anticipated
Drink/Drug Drive Campaigns. that the collisions involving older
road users will rise also. Work is on-
We will also have continued going in consultation with partner
engagement with schools, agencies to identify the best
providing consistent messaging
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means to reach this demographic
and provide suitable safety advice.
Protecting people at risk of harm
As well as being a national priority, abuse investigation unit and an
the protection of vulnerable offender management unit.
people is a primary focus for the
day to day policing within Fife. All of these departments have
dedicated specialist resources that
Fife’s Public Protection Unit is made have an improved capability to
up of a number of departments, investigate an extremely difficult
and includes child abuse area of criminality, which presents
investigation teams (recent and significant risk of harm to our
non-recent), a divisional rape communities.
investigation unit, a domestic
Children and young persons
Child concerns are reviewed daily people, parents, carers and
at Inter-agency Referral Discussions teachers regarding internet safety,
(IRD’s), where relevant information child sexual exploitation, neglect
is shared, ensuring appropriate risk and all other forms of abuse.
management and decision making
This education is just as relevant for
occurs between Police, Health,
our officers, who will continue to
Social Work and Education.
receive current/relevant training
Education is an essential focus. We that will assist them in recognising
continue to work with our partners the signs of child sexual exploitation
in order to maximise learning and neglect at the earliest possible
opportunities with children, young stage.
Domestic incidents
All domestic related incidents are allowing appropriate assessment of
reviewed by our Divisional Risk and any threat, risk and/or harm.
Concern Hub, with entries to the
Cases deemed high risk are
Vulnerable Persons Database (VPD)
escalated and managed through
a monthly Multi-Agency Risk
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Assessment Conference (MARAC), perpetrator focussed action across
and Multi-Agency Tasking and Co- different services.
ordination (MATAC) enables
Sexual offences
Any form of sexual offence can be criminality and our local
considered a violation of personal departments are supported by
and/or intimate boundaries and national teams who can
can in some cases create supplement further staff and
significant psychological barriers resources to assist in reviewing and
and present unique challenges. investigating any cases, as
necessary.
We recognise that it is vital that
consideration is given to the needs Regular consultation with local
and concerns of the person support organisations allows
reporting, to enable confidence in appropriate signposting for those
reporting and to assist in ensuring effected by sexual crime and
that they are fully understanding of enables our community to receive
police processes. relevant support, beyond their
contact with the police.
Specialist training is provided to
officers investigating this area of
Our response to cybercrime
With technology evolving at an facilitate the illegal sale and
exceptional rate, one of Police distribution of controlled drugs
Scotland’s national priorities is a through social media and other
focus on tackling crime in the online platforms.
digital age.
In response, we continue to
Technological advances allows for introduce new technology and
the commission of a variety of provide training to staff in order to
crimes, without the need for the enable early review and
perpetrator to reside in the same progression of cyber related
town or country. criminality.
Examples include online fraud, In collaboration with partners, we
threats, abuse, extortion, hate remain focused on raising
crimes and some sexual offences. awareness of online crimes and
The internet has also presented provide relevant, up-to-date
perpetrators with the ability to prevention and security advice.
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Mental Health
There continues to be growing assessment or need support or
demands impacting on Fife assistance from relevant agencies.
Division, primarily on frontline
policing from incidents not related Fife Division are represented on a
to crime. number of partnership working
groups within Fife.
In particular there is recognition
that an increasing number of calls
To ensure that the appropriate
relate to people in crisis or distress
support is available, work will
which are attributed to one of the
continue with key partners within
many categories under Mental
NHS Fife from mental health, public
Health.
health and clinical health to gain
This is a particularly complex area mutual understanding and seek
and can include those who require ways to improve the service to the
medical treatment/mental health public and reduce demands on
Fife police and partners.
Our aim to reduce re-offending
In order to reduce re-offending, a becoming involved in crime and to
strong focus remains on prevention. prevent future offending.
The monitoring and management Work is also on-going with partners
of Registered Sex Offenders is to improve the reporting of
completed by our Offender offenders, with an aim to address
Management Unit (OMU), via Multi- possible causation factors at the
Agency Public Protection earliest opportunity and allow
Arrangements (MAPPA), where sentencing to incorporate support
assessments are completed in and diversion processes to prevent
order to mitigate risk and reduce re-occurrence.
re-offending.
A partnership approach to
Issues with youth offending is managing those being released
monitored through the Youth from prison also enables early
Offender Management Group identification of issues relating to
(YOMG). This ensures that the most money, medication and criminal
appropriate interventions are association with the aim to reduce
applied to discourage youths from offending and re-offending.
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Threats to public safety
Serious and organised crime
Serious and organised crime (SOC) This particular approach is referred
continues to be a significant threat to as ‘county lines’. Another
across Scotland and locally within recognised approach is for
Fife. It can take many forms, members to take over a vulnerable
including but not limited to; person’s home in order to utilise it
Drug production and for a criminal purpose, known as
distribution. ‘cuckooing’.
Human trafficking.
High value thefts - including Human Trafficking is the illegal
housebreaking and theft of trade and exploitation of people
motor vehicles. who can be recruited, transported
Fraud. or harboured for illegal means. This
Child sexual exploitation. exploitation can take many forms,
including forced labour, domestic
Serious and Organised Crime
servitude or slavery and sexual
Groups exploit people within our
exploitation, or in circumstances
communities, often targeting those
that are considered vulnerable. where a person is held for the
purposes of committing criminal
Not only do we consider the threat acts, such as maintaining cannabis
of SOC groups originating within cultivations.
Fife, but we continue to review,
monitor and build intelligence in Education is essential to help
respect of incoming influence from identify and prevent those being
external SOC groups (from across exploited within our communities.
Scotland and other areas of the Training and awareness events
UK), as well as travelling criminals between police and partners assists
found to be engaging in criminality in understanding how to identify
within Fife. the indicators of child sexual
exploitation and human trafficking,
This includes group members and how to report concerns.
coming into Fife and using local
children or vulnerable adults to sell
and deliver drugs through means of
violence, intimidation or grooming.
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By sharing intelligence and Ensuring a proactive and targeted
engaging effectively with partner response to SOC groups, we aim to
agencies we will continue to make reduce the number of people
efforts to build upon our recognised actively involved within these
strategy to divert, deter, detect and criminal organisations in Fife.
disrupt those involved or
associated with serious and
organised crime.
Counter terrorism
The threat from terrorism remains a To ensure that we protect our
key consideration when assessing communities and keep our officers
our priorities at both a national and and staff updated on a threat that
local level. continues to develop, we will;
Participate as an active
The UK Governments Counter member of the Fife Division
Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST) follows Multi-Agency CONTEST
the four strands of; Pursue, Prevent, Group.
Protect and Prepare. Ensure delivery of nationally
agreed training and
information sharing between
Police and key partners.
Work with our partners to
gather and assess
intelligence on those
involved in terrorist related
activity, taking appropriate
action where necessary.
Safeguard those considered
susceptible to radicalisation.
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Local scrutiny and
performance
The Police and Fire Reform In addition, the partnership Plan for
(Scotland) Act 2012 enforces a Fife sets out the key outcomes that
legislative requirement upon police Fife Council and partners (including
Scotland for each local Fife Division) are seeking to achieve
commander to prepare and submit for Fife. Fife Division are represented
on the Fife Partnership Board which
a local police plan to the relevant
comprises Key Community Safety
Local Authority for approval. This
Partners and oversees the delivery
plan fulfils this obligation. of the Plan for Fife.
This legislation also includes a The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is
framework for oversight and the body with overall formal
requires Local Authorities to have responsibility for scrutiny and
suitable scrutiny arrangements in holding Police Scotland to account
place for the Police. for delivery of the priorities set out in
the National Policing Plan.
Fife Council has therefore
determined that the most Fife Division’s performance against
the national priorities is monitored
appropriate arena for reporting on
centrally by the National Analysis
the Fife Division Policing Plan is the
and Performance Unit, who
Environment and Protective
compile a wide variety of
Services (E&PS) Committee. analytical products to support
operational policing activity at
Performance reports will be tactical and strategic levels.
compiled and submitted to the
E&PS Committee for their Informed by this national
information and scrutiny. Fife’s monitoring, internal monthly Tasking
Divisional Commander will provide and Delivery meetings, chaired by
a verbal update to committee the Divisional Commander and
members at scheduled meetings. attended by the Command Team,
Local Area Commanders and
This local scrutiny is the formal route Crime Managers, enable
for Elected Members to influence examination of local performance,
Police services in Fife and to retain trends and emerging issues, which
and enhance partnership working in turn coordinate policing priorities
between the Local Authority, other and delivery across the division.
partners and Fife Division.
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The local Tasking and Delivery engagement. This feedback will
process is informed by analysis of assist in developing policing
crime, incident and intelligence arrangements at divisional and
data and also serves to identify any local levels.
cross border issues or those of
heightened risk in order that In support of all the above, on a
policing can be co-ordinated with daily basis, local and divisional
neighbouring divisions and so that oversight, review and tasking
national resources can be moved meetings are held to coordinate
to Fife Division should this be our response to incidents that have
required. occurred over the previous 24
hours, thus ensuring the most
In addition to formal scrutiny and
appropriate delivery of a local
performance monitoring, we will
also continue to measure our policing service that is intended to
success through local community keep Fife safe.
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Equalities, ethics and values
Equalities
Our work is underpinned by our inclusion and accessibility is taken
commitment to equality and into account at all levels of
diversity in our interactions with the decision making and service
public we serve as well as our own provision.
staff.
Fife Division is committed to a
Across Police Scotland we are policing style which meets the
committed to developing and differing needs of the communities
promoting best practice in the we serve and is dedicated to
advancement of our Equality promoting equality within our own
Outcomes. workforce.
Fife Division is part of a Senior We realise that every police officer,
Equalities Group comprising of key special constable and member of
stakeholders and partners, shaping police staff is responsible for
equality and diversity work across delivering a fair and professional
Fife to ensure that diversity, service, promoting equality for all.
Ethics and values
A code of ethics was introduced in outcomes and improve the safety
2013 with the creation of Police and wellbeing of people, places
Scotland and provides guiding and communities in Scotland.
principles that define how we
perform our duties. Police Scotland’s values are;
Integrity.
The code of ethics sets out the Fairness.
standards we expect of all our Respect.
employees and the standards that Human Rights.
the public can expect to ensure
we provide a professional service Fife Division is continually working to
to all. ensure that these values and the
code are understood by all our
Encompassing the values of the officers and staff and are
service and our commitment to preserved in all of our decisions
human rights, the code is designed and actions.
to help us provide positive
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Local contact details
Local Police Commander
Police Scotland – Fife Divisional Headquarters
Detroit Road
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2RJ
For more detailed information on For non-emergency contact, call
how to contact your Local Policing 101, the single non-emergency
Team please refer to our website at number.
www.scotland.police.uk or through
our social media platforms below. If you have information about
crime in your area and wish to
We will continue to keep in touch provide it anonymously, call
with you to keep you updated on CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111.
the ongoing work being done to
tackle the issues that are affecting Service users who are deaf or have
life for you and your community: a hearing impairment can contact
Police Scotland via TextRelay on
Dial 999 for an emergency that 18001 101 for non-emergency, or
requires urgent police attention. 18000 in an emergency.
Follow us on Facebook: https:/www.facebook.com/FifePoliceDivision/
Follow us on Twitter: @FifePolice
@KirkcaldyPolice
@GlenrothesPol
@NorthFifePol
@LevenmouthPol
@DunfermlinePol
@CowdenbeathPol
@SWFifePolice
For further information about Fife Division or your local Community Policing
Team please visit the Fife section of the force website at
http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/fife/
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