| Publication date | Publication title | Recommendation | Reviewed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 5. SPA and SPA Forensic Services should review current and future procurement of drug driving analysis outsourcing to ensure best value. |
13th May 2024 | Closed |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 6. SPA and SPA Forensics Services should consider the available evidence in other jurisdictions to assess the opportunities to reclaim forensic service costs and then work with Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Scottish Government to establish if this is possible in Scottish criminal trials. |
7th March 2024 | Closed |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 7. Police Scotland and SPA Forensic Services should improve how drug driving samples are tracked and managed, including the consideration of technological methods such as barcoding, networking and automation of processes and instruments. |
10th March 2025 | Open |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 8. SPA Forensic Services, Police Scotland and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service should consider opportunities for the Joint National Forensic Gateway to effectively manage all forensic submissions, including drug driving. |
27th February 2025 | Open |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 9. Police Scotland and SPA Forensic Services should create a priority forensic analysis protocol that would establish high and standard risk categories for analysis and associated timescales for drug driving cases. |
16th July 2024 | Closed |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 10. SPA Forensic Services must immediately progress the core operating solution plans and explore opportunities to interface with Police Scotland and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. |
26th March 2024 | Open |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 11. SPA Forensic Services should work with Police Scotland and review the storage and movement of drug driving samples end to end, to ensure that all efficiencies, sample degradation risks, forensic integrity and health and safety matters have been considered and implemented. |
27th October 2023 | Open |
| 25th April 2023 | Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision | 12. SPA, SPA Forensic Services, Police Scotland and the Health Boards of Scotland must collectively consider the service provision for drug driving within the scope of the Memorandum of Understanding between Police Scotland and all geographic Health Boards, regarding custody healthcare and forensic medical services in police custody. |
21st August 2023 | Open |
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