Issue - meetings

(i)            to instruct the Clerk to identify a date for Members to receive an on-site briefing from Police Scotland on armed policing and police dogs;

(ii)          to request that an update be circulated to Members via email from the North East Division, on the recruitment of LGBT+ candidates; and the delivery of training programmes which aimed to increase awareness of LGBT+ issues for all serving police officers; and

(iii)         otherwise endorse the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer Governance and Campbell Thomson (Chief Superintendent, North East Division, Police Scotland) which presented the Police Scotland thematic report on hate crime.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee note the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to instruct the Clerk to identify a date for Members to receive an on-site briefing from Police Scotland on armed policing and police dogs;

(ii)          to request that an update be circulated to Members via email from the North East Division, on the recruitment of LGBT+ candidates; and the delivery of training programmes which aimed to increase awareness of LGBT+ issues for all serving police officers; and

(iii)         otherwise endorse the report.

(i)            to request the North East Division to provide further information on how it supports the Ask Angela campaign and for this response to be circulated to Members by email;

(ii)          to request the North East Division to provide an update on its work with schools to tackle vandalism on school estates and for this response to be circulated to Members by email;

(iii)         to endorse the report; and

(iv)         to thank Chief Superintendent Thomson for his informative presentation.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer Governance (cover report) and Campbell Thomson (Chief Superintendent, North East Division, Police Scotland – Appendix A) which presented the Police Scotland Annual Performance Report - April 2017- March 18 for Committee scrutiny.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee review, discuss and comment on the report.

Chief Superintendent Thomson provided an overview of the annual performance report and highlighted that a significant decrease in crime had been recorded and there had been continued improvement in detection rates. Mr Thomson emphasised the importance of partnership working within the Community Planning Aberdeen framework and the role of the public in supporting public safety. He advised the Committee that whilst improvements in performance had been welcomed by the North East Division, he assured Members that complacency would not be tolerated, and it was their aspiration to follow up on this good performance next year and increase the levels of public safety in the North East of Scotland.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)           to request the North East Division to provide further information on how it supports the Ask Angela campaign and for this response to be circulated to Members by email;

(ii)          to request the North East Division to provide an update on its work with schools to tackle vandalism on school estates and for this response to be circulated to Members by email;

(iii)         endorse the report; and

(iv)         to thank Chief Superintendent Thomson for his informative presentation.

(i)            to request that an update be circulated to members on Police Scotland’s approach towards the Duty to Notify;

(ii)          to ask members to contact the Clerk if they had any suggestions for future thematic reports; and

(iii)         otherwise note the report.

The Committee had before it a report by Detective Superintendent Alex Dowall which informed the Committee about human trafficking in Aberdeen City.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee note the report.

Chief Superintendent Campbell Thomson advised the Committee that section 3.5.1 of the report referred to the Aberdeenshire Council area and asked Detective Inspector Alan Armit  to provide clarity on the Aberdeen City  context in relation to human trafficking, which was given verbally.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to request that an update be circulated to members on Police Scotland’s approach towards the Duty to Notify;

(ii)          to ask members to contact the Clerk if they had any suggestions for future thematic reports; and

(iii)         otherwise note the report.