Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should review the criteria and guidance as to which events are classified as national or divisional.

Police Scotland should devise an approach to identify resources from divisions based on a holistic assessment of risk and demand on divisions at the material time.

Police Scotland should review the regional resourcing model to find a more effective way to identify resource and rationalise the varying processes to ensure the most appropriate resource is allocated to the event.

Police Scotland should work with the Scottish Police Federation to agree national guidelines relating to officer deployment at events.

Police Scotland should carry out a comprehensive examination of all additional officers and staff who should be added into the deployment pool for events to reduce the impact on officers within local policing divisions.

Police Scotland should review whether event commanders and event planners would benefit from continuous professional development or refresher training to maintain up to date skills and knowledge and promote a consistent approach across Scotland to the resourcing of events.

Police Scotland should develop a central point for cost recovery, including review, application and audit which would provide consistency across Scotland.

Police Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service should develop an approach that enhances the information sharing arrangements for offenders who are eligible and being considered suitable for release on home detention curfew giving due regard to the core principles of protecting the public at large, preventing re-offending and securing the successful re-integration of the offender into the community.