| Summary of
Observations and Good Practice Points |
| 1. Clearer
consultative role for Headquarters Crime Support (paragraph 1.7) |
| 2. Need to
clarify role of Advisers (paragraph 1.11) |
| 3. Good practice - introduction of Team Briefing (paragraph 1.15) |
| 4. Need to
clarify parameters of devolved autonomy (paragraph 1.18) |
| 5.
Measurability of objectives (paragraph 2.4) |
| 6. Scope for
identifying good practice in publication of local plans (paragraph 2.7) |
| 7.Relevance
of planning process to operational policing (paragraph 2.8) |
| 8. Good practice - Bi-monthly performance review (paragraph 2.9) |
| 9. Scope to
extend public survey (paragraphs 2.14 & 2.15) |
| 10. Good practice - record kept of points arising from
local community meetings (paragraph 2.16) |
| 11. Good practice - exploration of housing re-location
package (paragraph 3.16) |
| 12. Scope to
issue personal alarms to some support staff (paragraph 3.19) |
| 13. Need to
produce and publish an IS/IT strategy (paragraph 4.10) |
| 14. Need to
complete review of technical security (paragraph 4.13) |
| 15. Need to
review the IT Disaster Recovery Plan (paragraph 4.15) |
| 16. Good practice - presentations by Computer Services
Manager to Executive and Area Command personnel (paragraph 4.19) |
| 17. Good practice - installation of Fax machines in
remote locations (paragraph 4.20) |
| 18. Good practice - fully integrated Millennium Project
(paragraph
4.21) |
| 19. Delays
in updating 'promotion' candidates (paragraph 5.12) |
| 20. Good practice - commitment to Equal Opportunities
training (paragraph 5.18) |
| 21. Need to
introduce an appraisal system and structured career
development for support staff (paragraph 5.20) |
| 22. Need to
define role of special constables and thereafter identify
and deliver appropriate training (paragraph 5.24) |
| 23. Good practice - introduction of distance learning (paragraph 5.26) |
| 24. Need to
clarify interface between Training Manager and
Information Technology Department (paragraph 5.27) |
| 25. Need to
consider training requirements of IT staff (paragraph 5.30) |
| 26. Need to
ensure that equipment and training implications from
identified Health and Safety risks are being addressed (paragraph 5.33) |
| 27. Good practice - development of crime management (paragraph 6.4) |
| 28. Need to
clarify duties of local drug liaison officers (paragraph 6.7) |
| 29. Good practice - structured response to HMIC's
thematic inspection report on Domestic Violence (paragraph 6.11) |
| 30. Scope to
review practices for undertaking Scenes of Crime
examinations (paragraph 6.12) |
| 31. Good practice - appointment of partnership
development officer with Highland Council (paragraph 6.14) (paragraph 6.20) |
| 32. Need to
progress recruitment of support staff to Camera
Enforcement Unit (paragraph 6.21) |
| 33.
Abstractions from Traffic Unit depleting operational
efficiency (paragraph 6.26) |
| 34. Need for
central oversight of distribution of Authorised Firearms
Officers (paragraph 6.28) |
| 35. Good practice - call out procedures for Authorised
Firearms Officers well tested (paragraph 6.28) |
| 36. Need to
review firearms licensing procedures (paragraph 6.33) |
| 37. Good practice - development of media training for
local officers and programme of departmental secondments (paragraph 6.40) |
| 38. Scope to
review distribution of four wheel drive vehicles (paragraph 6.42) |
| 39. Scope to
review provision of mobile telephones to officers in
isolated areas (paragraph 6.43) |
| 40. Scope
for Area Commanders Managers to get out and about more (paragraph 6.44) |
| 41. Need to
introduce a system to provide analysis of patterns in
complaints against the police (paragraph 7.3) |
| 42. Need to
extend training for officers in relation to the rights
and care of prisoners |
| (paragraph 7.6) 43. |
| Consider
monitoring the impact of revised guidelines on the
custody and care of prisoners. (paragraph 7.8) |
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