Status of all recommendations

Police Scotland should review its policy on the deployment of family liaison officers, to ensure a consistent level of service to people who have been bereaved following a fatal collision.

Police Scotland should ensure that the maintenance and repair of crucial custody infrastructure is addressed swiftly to maintain operational capability as well as safety and security standards.

Police Scotland should examine the current staffing model and arrangements at Clydebank and Oban custody centres to ensure they are efficient, effective and meet the needs of the service, staff and detainees.

Police Scotland should introduce an effective quality assurance and audit process to ensure that expected custody standards are being met.

Police Scotland, supported by Glasgow City HSCP, should ensure that used sharps bins awaiting uplift are stored in line with current guidance.

Police Scotland should promote the national missing person framework’s aims, objectives and commitments to officers and staff across divisions, and emphasise that this underpins its strategic direction.

Police Scotland should ensure that there is consistent national leadership in place to direct missing persons policy, establish outcome targets and support effective operational delivery.

Police Scotland should re-establish the missing person strategic governance forum to provide scrutiny, oversight and governance for matters relating to the police and partner response to missing persons.