Police Scotland wants to hear from the public and our partners about how we shape the service that we provide.
In 2017 we agreed a ten year strategy for how we want to build a sustainable service able to adapt to the needs of a changing Scotland. Since then, we have been planning for and delivering change, whilst continuing to provide the local and specialist services that keep people safe.
Each year we are required to publish an Annual Police Plan which sets out our operational priorities for the year ahead. This year we will enhance that by bringing together the work we do locally and nationally across all our operational and support functions and with our transformational activity, into one plan covering the next three years.
This will show how all the parts of the service come together to make a positive impact for policing and society, and to keep people safe across Scotland against a set of strategic outcomes.
We will continue to focus our resources on the issues that cause the most harm in order to improve outcomes for people and communities. Our planning is informed by our analysis and assessment of the threat and risk posed and what we are told through our Your View Counts survey.
As part of our ongoing engagement, we are looking for opinions from people across Scotland on our proposed outcomes, our approach, and how you want to be involved in working with us to continue to shape future services.
We are also keen to hear your views to help shape our future strategies in respect to prevention and public contact and engagement.
Your opinions will help us to make sure that our plan fits with expectations and enables continued collaboration, and that we identify any areas of the plan that require to be amended or strengthened.
Our plan will be laid before the Scottish Parliament by the end of March 2019.
How to respond
There are six sections we would like you to consider headed:
• Keeping people safe
• Communities are at the heart of policing
• Contacting and talking to us
• Supporting our people
• Managing demand
• Our policing priorities
Our survey can be completed online at:
https://consult.scotland.police.uk/consultation/2019shape
You can also complete this form electronically and email it to:
StrategicPlanningDevelopment@scotland.pnn.police.uk
You can also print this document if you prefer. You can scan and send it back to the email address above. To submit a hard copy by post, please send it to:
Police Scotland Strategy and Planning Team
Tantallon B
Police Scotland College - Tulliallan
Kincardine
Fife
FK10 4BE
You can also hand it in at the front counter of a police station.
The survey may take between 10 and 20 minutes to complete depending on how much input or comments you have.
The survey closes on Monday 18 March 2019.
If you have questions -
Should you have any questions, please get in touch.
Telephone: 01786 893 060
