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1.1 SCRO was established by means of a statutory instrument on 1 April 1960. SCRO is a common police service in terms of section 36 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, which means that it is funded and managed in a co-operative way by the 8 Scottish forces, the 8 police authorities and the Scottish Executive. It is a central, computerised repository of criminal records, fingerprints and images which is accessible on-line by all Scottish police forces.
1.2 SCRO pioneered the use of Automatic Fingerprint Recognition (AFR) in the UK and the automation of the fingerprinting of individuals detained at police stations using 'Livescan' terminals. 'Livescan' technology provides operational police officers with a quick clean mechanism for taking fingerprints of individuals who are in custody. SCRO provides a 24 hour, 7 days a week operational service to the Scottish police forces and the wider criminal justice system.
1.3 The primary functions of SCRO are to provide and monitor, for the 8 Scottish police forces a fingerprint verification and identification facility and a computerised criminal record system. As the Fingerprint Bureau was subject to a Primary Inspection in May 2000 and a report published on 29 August 2000 this inspection has focussed on the computerised criminal record system aspects of its service provision.
1.4 Figure 1 depicts the SCRO organisational structure, the lines of reporting and responsibility.
Figure 1 - SCRO Organisational Chart
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