Section 23 report – Police reform: Progress update 2013
Auditor General for Scotland report published 14 November 2013 (162MB pdf)
At its meeting on 20 November 2013, the Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Scotland on the report entitled “Police reform: Progress update 2013.” The Committee then took evidence from Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland. At its meeting on 18 December 2013, the Committee took evidence from the Scottish Government. The Committee agreed to defer consideration of its approach to a future meeting.
At its meeting on 15 January 2014, the Committee agreed to receive further written evidence from Audit Scotland and to consider a draft report, in private, at a future meeting.
The Committee considered its draft report, in private, at the following meetings: 19 March, 26 March, 23 April and 7 May 2014.
At its meeting on 7 May, various changes were proposed and decided upon. The Committee then agreed arrangements for its publication on Tuesday 13 May 2014.
At its meeting on 1 October 2014, the Committee agreed to note a written submission from the Scottish Government and the Scottish Police Authority regarding the Committee's report entitled “Report on Police reform.”
Read the report below:
Read the responses to the report on Police reform: Progress update 2013, below:
Written submissions:
- Scottish Police Authority to the Public Audit Committee, dated 29 April 2014 (67KB pdf)
- Scottish Police Authority to the Public Audit Committee, dated 26 March 2014 (94KB pdf)
- Scottish Police Authority to Public Audit Committee, dated 4 March 2014 (70KB pdf)
- Public Audit Committee to Scottish Police Authority, dated 13 February 2014 (8KB pdf)
- Audit Scotland to Public Audit Committee, dated 31 January 2014 (136KB pdf)
- Public Audit Committee to Audit Scotland, dated 16 January 2014 (8KB pdf)
- Scottish Government to Public Audit Committee, dated 5 February 2014 (156KB pdf)
- Public Audit Committee to the Scottish Government, dated 16 January 2014 (72KB pdf)
- Scottish Government to Public Audit Committee, dated 8 January 2014 and Public Audit Committee to the Scottish Government, 19 December 2013 (125KB pdf)
- Scottish Government to Public Audit Committee, dated 11 December 2013 (138KB pdf)
- Public Audit Committee to the Scottish Government, dated 26 November 2013 (67KB pdf)
- Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland to Public Audit Committee, dated 20 November 2013 (159KB pdf)
- Police Scotland to Public Audit Committee dated 12 November 2013 (150KB pdf)
- Scottsh Police Authority to Public Audit Committee, dated November 2013 (150KB pdf)