ACPOS - SPPF
Scottish Policing Performance Framework

ACPOS Annual Performance Reports

27 October 2011

THE ACPOS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2010/11

The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) has produced this report to coincide with the Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services Department’s publication of the report on the Scottish Policing Performance Framework (SPPF).

Over the year, the police service in Scotland, working with the public and partners, has continued to maintain high levels of performance delivering excellent policing outcomes to the communities of Scotland.

We continue to provide a service that results in high levels of public satisfaction;
Overall crime continues to fall and the overall number of people killed or injured on our roads is decreasing;
Reports are being submitted quicker to the Procurator Fiscal; and
Sickness rates and overtime costs are down.

We are serving the public more effectively than ever in high risk areas such as child and adult protection, managing sex offenders and domestic violence. We are also tackling the threat from serious organised crime in a much more robust manner.

Service Response

Improving public satisfaction with service delivery and increasing public confidence are essential parts of policing. It is encouraging to note that the police service in Scotland still maintains high levels of satisfaction with the service provided, either having improved or stayed relatively consistent in these challenging times. This has been achieved by more efficient use of resources, working smarter and prioritising those issues which are deemed most important by communities.

Public Reassurance and Community Safety

Supporting the delivery of safer communities; preserving and restoring public order; investigating crime effectively; reducing crime and contributing to increased public reassurance are the high level objectives in this area.

It is welcoming to note significant improvements in community safety with reductions in the overall level of crimes and offences with detection rates improved. Unfortunately the number of people killed on our roads has increased very slightly in Scotland with some forces experiencing reductions and others increases. However, in relation to people suffering serious and slight injury the picture is consistently more positive and overall the number of people killed or seriously injured has reduced in most forces and in the country as a whole.

It is extremely satisfying to note the impact that both the Early and Effective Intervention process and the Curriculum for Excellence strategy have had in the reduction of crimes and offences committed by young people.

Criminal Justice and Tackling Crime

It is encouraging to note the positive work ongoing to meet the high level objectives of contributing to an effective, efficient and accessible criminal justice system; assisting in safeguarding national security and tackling serious organised crime.

In line with the fall in the number of crimes and offences, the number of reports submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and the number of antisocial behaviour fixed penalty tickets and formal warnings have all reduced.

Sound Governance and Efficiency

The above has been achieved by managing resources effectively and efficiently and operating in a manner that is ethical, accountable and transparent.

With the the impact of the financial crisis truly starting to bite across the public sector forces have generated significant efficiency savings while still maintaining an efficient and effective service to the people we serve. We have also secured reductions in overtime costs and sickness absence.

It is welcome to note that whilst there has been an increase in costs for overheads such as rent, rates, petrol costs etc the total net expenditure per resident in Scotland has only increased marginally.

Community and partnership working is continuing to pay dividends, together with the very determined efforts of every police officer and member of staff to provide the best police service possible and as we move forward I am confident we will continue to deliver quality policing to the communities of Scotland.

Patrick Shearer
ACPOS Performance Management Business Area

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