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Recommendation
1
HMIC recommends that the SCRO Executive Committee determine arrangements
to ensure that the Director, Deputy Director and other senior staff of SCRO are
subject to an annual performance review.
(para 2.9)
Recommendation 2
HMIC recommends that the Director
of SCRO's scheme of delegation be considered as part of the re positioning of
SCRO within a new Common Police Services arrangement.
(para
2.9)
Recommendation 3
HMIC recommends that the issues
identified within the Corporate Plan are supported by detailed action plans, with
SMART objectives, specific to these issues and designed to achieve the desired
outcomes.
(para 3.3)
Recommendation
4
HMIC recommends that outcome performance measures be developed
for each of the Bureaux to reflect activities within the Corporate Plan, the statements
of intent and planning statements published in the Annual Report.
(para
3.3)
Recommendation 5
HMIC recommends that where
possible benchmarking of processes be employed to gauge effectiveness and secure
Best Value.
(para 3.4)
Recommendation
6
HMIC recommends that SCRO develop an absence management policy
detailing the effects employee absence has on SCRO, the function of return to
work interviews, the consequences to the member of staff of repeated absence and
put in place robust absence management monitoring arrangements.
(para
4.13)
Recommendation 7
HMIC recommends that the
Financial Memorandum be completed and ratified as soon as possible.
(para
5.14)
Recommendation 8
HMIC recommends that SCRO
in conjunction with the Scottish Executive review the account structure within
the corporate accounting system in order to facilitate the direct extraction of
meaningful monitoring information from the Scottish Office Accounting Package
(SCOAP).
(para 5.16)
Recommendation
9
HMIC recommends that another support staff member within SCRO is
identified and trained as cover to maintain financial records in the absence of
the designated post holder.
(para 5.17)
Recommendation
10
HMIC recommends that SCRO investigate, in conjunction with Justice
Department Police Division, the resource and technical requirements to enable
direct payment of creditors.
(para 5.20)
Recommendation
11
HMIC recommends that a framework be established which identifies
the nature and level of delegated responsibility for expenditure within SCRO.
(para 5.21)
Recommendation 12
HMIC recommends that the cost centre structure within SCOAP be revised to
enable the direct identification of costs at bureau level.
(para
5.22)
Recommendation 13
HMIC recommends that a service
level agreement be established between SCRO and Strathclyde Joint Police Board
detailing the services to be provided, the costs of such services, the monitoring
arrangements and payment mechanisms and that such an agreement should be subject
to regular review.
(para 5.23)
Recommendation
14
HMIC recommends that a bank account be established consistent
with the procedures operated within the Scottish Executive for the operation of
local bank accounts and that all receipts and payments be accounted for in accordance
with Government Accounting.
(para 5.24)
Recommendation
15
HMIC recommends that ACPOS in consultation with SCRO take action
to maximise the crime prevention and detection potential of the Criminal History
System.
(para 6.7)
Recommendation
16
HMIC recommends that ACPOS and SCRO (and where appropriate the
Police National Computer (PNC)) further develop standards, measures and management
information in order to secure maximum efficiency of the Criminal History System.
(para 6.11)
Recommendation 17
HMIC recommends that SCRO review and define their IT security policies
to ensure that they encompass the requirements of the ISCJIS Data Protection &
Security Baseline Security Requirements.
(para
6.16)
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