Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to request that Police Scotland provide further details on the 200 Hate Crimes reported in 2024, to include if any cases had proceeded to Court or if any warnings had been issued and to note that the clerk would circulate this information to Members; and

(ii)            to note the contents of the report. 

The Committee resolved:-

to note the contents of the report.

The Committee had before it a report by Police Scotland, which presented the Police Scotland Performance Report which covered April 2023 to March 2024, for Committee scrutiny.

The report provided a detailed account of Police Performance in Aberdeen City in support of agreed priorities, both local and national for April 2023 to March 2024.  It covered a wide range of police activity including corporate governance, recorded crime, detection rates and operations and provided both 5 year and year on year comparisons which allowed the Committee to evaluate trends in performance.

The Committee heard from Superintendent Howieson and Chief Inspector Scott, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered various questions from Members. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee discuss, comment on and endorse the report.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the contents of the report.