Question reference: S5W-32591
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 15 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what role Police Scotland has had in training (a) the Sri Lankan police force and (b) Sri Lanka's Special Task Force.
Answer
Police Scotland, and the legacy Scottish Police College, have been involved in the delivery of training, mentoring and capacity building for the Sri Lankan Police Service since 2010. This has taken the form of a range of programmes, including: Community Policing 2010-2013; Capacity building and development of the Sri Lankan Police Service National Police Academy 2013-2016; Human Rights compliant approaches to Public Order Public Order Management 2016-2017; and Crime Investigation training and Gender work 2016-2019. The current programme, beginning in 2019 and due to last until 2022, is delivering Gender focussed activities aimed at developing the role of women in the Sri Lankan Police Service, Sexual and Gender Based Violence prevention and investigation, and Community Policing. Police Scotland has not delivered training specifically for Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force.