HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland
REVIEW OF LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE PRIMARY INSPECTION OF 2003
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Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Summary of Recommendations
Summary of Areas to be Reviewed
3 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2003 PRIMARY INSPECTION
Leadership:
Senior Management
Policy and Strategy:
Strategic Planning
Force Inspectorate
People Management:
Competency Based Appraisal
Promotion Selection
HR Strategy
Diversity Training
Partnership and Resources:
Special Constables
Capital City Factor
Best Value
Police Time at Court
Recovery of Fines
Processes:
Crime Management
Youth Justice
Operational Command and Control
Emergency Planning
Operational Support
Resource Deployment Formula
Care and Custody of Prisoners
Complaints and Professional Standards
4 AREAS TO BE REVIEWED FOLLOWING THE 2003 PRIMARY INSPECTION
Operation Capital
Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation
Force Communications Centre
Corporate Communications
Race Equality Scheme Information Strategy
Partnerships Performance Indicators
Community Planning
Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy
Special Constables
Traffic Wardens
Costing Policing Activities
Internal Budget Setting Consultation
Firearms Policy
Resource Deployment
Call Grading
Ethnicity of Complainers
Professional Standards
5 NATIONAL AND FORCE ISSUES
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 in relation to partnership activity
Financial arrangements for the capital programme
Commitment to Best Value
Disability Discrimination Act: Strategy and plans for managing property
Preparation for the introduction of Airwave Communications
Response to Freedom of Information Act
Approach to people with learning difficulties
Approach to the use of firearms
Participation in Multi-Agency Threat and Risk Assessment (MATRA)
Performance in relation to crime reduction/detection
Performance in relation to road traffic accident casualties
Performance in relation to drug seizures
Performance in relation to complaints
Performance in relation to minority ethnic officers
Performance in relation to sickness absence
'A' Division: Performance in relation to domestic housebreaking
'A' Division: Performance in relation to serious violent crime
'A' Division: Performance in relation to public disorder
'A' Division: Performance in relation to drug supply
Multigraph No.1: Force performance compared to Scotland
Multigraph No.2: Current force performance compared to past
Multigraph No.3: 'A' Division performance against targets
Multigraph No.4: Current 'A' Division performance compared to past
6 THEMATIC UPDATE
APPENDIX 'A': DCC and ACC Responsibilities