Justice Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017

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Justice Sub-Committee on Policing (Report Back)

Item 3 is feedback from the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing on its meeting on 20 April. I refer members to paper 3, which is a note by the clerk. I invite Mary Fee to provide feedback.

The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing met on 20 April, when it took evidence from the Scottish Police Federation, Unison Scotland and the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents on financial planning and policing 2026. The sub-committee heard that the unions and staff associations would like to be more involved in financial planning discussions and to see their members’ views taken on board. The sub-committee hopes that that will be the case going forward.

The next meeting of the sub-committee is scheduled for Thursday 11 May 2017, when it will hold a round-table evidence session on local policing and the role of local police commanders.

Thank you. As members have no questions, we move into private session. The next committee meeting will be on 2 May, when we will consider public petitions and our future work programme.