The SPA are subject of a review led by Nicola Marchant, Deputy Chair of the SPA and Malcolm Burr, Chief Executive of Western Isles Council. This was an appointment on the instruction of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice. Its purpose is to examine how the SPA executive can best support the Board to take informed, transparent decisions. Also how arrangements for engaging stakeholders in the work of the Authority can be strengthened and the consequent staffing and operating structure. Meeting between FTOBs and John Foley and John McCroskie of the SPA. Issues raised regarding 2026. Telematics were seen by the Force and the SPA as the first big win of 2026. However it was clear that the SPA had no real understanding of how it works and saw it as a means for vehicles being driven more efficiently and reducing the fuel costs to the Force. No cognisance of the actual cost of the equipment or its upkeep. More public meetings are to be held following the criticisms raised following the scruitiny by HMICS. The implied message from the SPA was asking how they fix the problems. The SPF are the only group asking questions of Police Scotland, the SPA and 2026. The SPA are applying scrutiny at an accountancy level and the Chief isn’t being challenged on delivery. There is a massive disjoint between local accountability or scrutiny and strategy”. In that “national there is no local level scrutiny of the National Divisions. Scottish Police Budget and Finance is a shortfall in funding of £48 million for this year with a predicted £200 million deficit in the policing budget for this parliament until 2021. The government will not provide the reform budget for ever and that much of the £25 million is currently being used to offset the VAT bill. Much of the £4.8 million for reform jobs is not signed off by the government.
The SPA are subject of a review led by Nicola Marchant, Deputy Chair of the SPA and Malcolm Burr, Chief Executive of Western Isles Council. This was an appointment on the instruction of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice. Its purpose is to examine how the SPA executive can best support the Board to take informed, transparent decisions. Also how arrangements for engaging stakeholders in the work of the Authority can be strengthened and the consequent staffing and operating structure. Meeting between FTOBs and John Foley and John McCroskie of the SPA. Issues raised regarding 2026. Telematics were seen by the Force and the SPA as the first big win of 2026. However it was clear that the SPA had no real understanding of how it works and saw it as a means for vehicles being driven more efficiently and reducing the fuel costs to the Force. No cognisance of the actual cost of the equipment or its upkeep. More public meetings are to be held following the criticisms raised following the scruitiny by HMICS. The implied message from the SPA was asking how they fix the problems. The SPF are the only group asking questions of Police Scotland, the SPA and 2026. The SPA are applying scrutiny at an accountancy level and the Chief isn’t being challenged on delivery. There is a massive disjoint between local accountability or scrutiny and “national strategy”. In that there is no local level scrutiny of the National Divisions. Scottish Police Budget and Finance is a shortfall in funding of £48 million for this year with a predicted £200 million deficit in the policing budget for this parliament until 2021. The government will not provide the reform budget for ever and that much of the £25 million is currently being used to offset the VAT bill. Much of the £4.8 million for reform jobs is not signed off by the government.
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