Question reference: S6W-27946
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: 31 May 2024
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 June 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) First Minister (b) Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and (c) Lord Advocate, and any other ministers, and their officials, last met with the (i) Chief Constable and (ii) Deputy Chief Constables at Police Scotland, and what was discussed.
Answer
The First Minister last met with the Chief Constable on 16 May 2024. Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs was also in attendance. The agenda covered:
- Introduction
- Mental health and policing
- Criminal justice system
- Workforce and operating model
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Hate crime
I meet the Chief Constable regularly. The last meeting was on 4 June 2024 with Deputy Chief Constable Bex Smith also in attendance. The agenda covered:
- Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill
- Revised model of policing
- Criminal justice system
- Scottish Resilience Partnership
- Emma Caldwell Investigation – NPCC Request
The Lord Advocate last met with the Chief Constable on 12 March 2024. Deputy Chief Constable Bex Smith was also in attendance. The Lord Advocate and Chief Constable discussed violence against women and girls in Scotland and how prosecutors and police officers could work together to improve outcomes for victims.
From January 2024, I agreed with the Chief Constable and SPA Chair to publish notes of their meetings, once approved, on the Scottish Government website: https://www.gov.scot/collections/police-minutes-of-regular-meetings