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Strathclyde Police: Primary Inspection 2000

List of Suggestions

HMIC suggests

that consideration is given to the wider circulation of agendas and minutes of policy group meetings
(Paragraph 1.3)

that consideration is given to a record of key issues and actions raised at the regular meeting of the assistant chief constable, crime, community safety and operations are maintained to assist with continuity and accountability
(Paragraph 1.4)

the Force use the bi-monthly meeting of the assistant chief constable (operations) and divisional commanders as an opportunity to bring additional focus to the accountability of those commanders for performance against their policing plans
(Paragraph 1.5)

the Force consider introducing a corporate product that will provide consistency of accounting procedures
(Paragraph 1.20)

the Force may wish to consider further methods of communicating information concerning the performance manual
(Paragraph 2.8)

the Force consider whether trained support staff should be used to undertake recruitment paper sifts rather than sergeants
(Paragraph 3.20)

that appropriate performance measures and costing be introduced to the recruitment process
(Paragraph 3.21)

that remedial action is required in an effort to reverse the upward movement of working days lost due to sickness
(Paragraph 3.58)

that the Force open discussions with a view to removal of the non-core functions associated with the management of the city mortuary
(Paragraph 3.61)

that occupational health be represented on the Force health and safety committee
(Paragraph 3.70)

that the Force moves towards implementing the recommendation of the thematic inspection report on complaints against the police in Scotland and record all complaints including those subsequebtly conciliated
(Paragraph 3.78)

the Force may wish to review the role and working practices of the LALO in the various councils, drawing on their now considerable experience of the attachments
(Paragraph 4.14)

that the Force considers the benefits of introducing an IT networking capability for domestic abuse recording
(Paragraph 4.28)

the Force consider ways of ensuring their involvement and contribution to the DAT proceedings are recorded and circulated widely in such a way as to satisfy the need for openness, accountability and the effective management of the outputs
(Paragraph 4.43)

the Force consider how best the performance of all the support departments can be measured
(Paragraph 4.49)

that the Force considers a cost benefit analysis to determine whether to encourage increased use of, or withdraw use of, the freephone access for crime reporting
(Paragraph 4.69)

the Force should consider a more corporate approach to investigative crime desks and further consider the recommendations of the CID review
(Paragraph 4.76)

that financial investigation should be a mandatory part of the intelligence development process
(Paragraph 4.83)

that the Force consider moving towards the introduction of service standard targets for responses to incidents consistent with safety and the diverse nature of the Force area
(Paragraph 4.90)

that the contents of capital monitoring reports be reconsidered to include explanations of variances and the impact of present variations on the utilisation of future years' capital allocations
(Paragraph 4.104)

that the issue of year-end flexibility arrangements be developed and incorporated into the devolved budgeting 'Rules and Procedures Manual'
(Paragraph 4.122)

that a framework for routine activity analysis is established
(Paragraph 5.2)

that it would be useful to undertake a comprehensive look at the roles which support staff may undertake
(Paragraph 5.18)

the Force establish arrangements in line with national standards for the training of officers concerned with informant handling
(Paragraph 5.26)

that there is a review of existing briefing formats and structures in order to provide a better quality and improve standards
(Paragraph 5.41)

that the Force may wish to consider the additional safeguard of adopting a lay visitor scheme
(Paragraph 5.47)

that arrangements be made to have a process of accountability established that ensures compliance with recommendations made by the data protection section in the future
(Paragraph 6.7)

that the Force reconsider the current auditing practice with a view to undertaking audit over a greater range of applications, against a planned programme (Paragraph 6.9)

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