Annual report 2023-24

HMICS staffing model 2023-24

The position of HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland (HMCIC) is held by Craig Naylor who leads the following team:

Further details about our team can be found on the ‘Meet Our Team’ section of our website.

Throughout 2023-24, we continued to strengthen our capacity for inspection and to engage the services of associate inspectors from a range of backgrounds, including policing, local government and academia. These inspectors provide specialist skills and experience to augment our inspection teams, as required.

HMICS budget 2023-24

HMICS is funded entirely by the Scottish Government in respect of staff, accommodation, equipment and other expenses. Our budget for 2023-24 was £1,123,000. In addition, we received a credit of £326,000 for project work, together with £107,000 (reimbursed by the Care Inspectorate) for our contribution to the adult support and protection inspection programme. We also received £193,000 towards legal fees, which were incurred for legal representation in a fatal accident inquiry. Therefore, our available budget for 2023-24 was £1,749,000. Our spend for the year was £1,749,845 which represents an overspend of £845. We received a payment of £36,000 at the start of the financial year from the Scottish Police Authority to cover some of the staffing costs for the forensic toxicology inspection from the previous financial year.

HMCIC’s expenses 2023-24

The total expenses incurred and claimed by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland in the financial year 2023-24 was £687.05.

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 31 reporting – expenditure incurred during the year