Police Negotiating Board: annual report 2022 to 2023

Annex D

PNB Strategic Commitment Working Group terms of reference

Title:

PNB Strategic Commitment Working Group

Chair:

Ian McKay, PNB Independent Chair

Members:

Deputy Chief Officer (Police Scotland)

Executive level Police Officer Representative (Police Scotland)

Senior People and Development Representative (Police Scotland)

Workforce Governance Lead (SPA)

SPF Representatives

ASPS Representatives

SG Deputy Directors for Police, Mental Health and Justice Transformation (others may be identified as working group progresses)

Attending:

Others at discretion of the Chair.

Quorate:

TBC

Purpose:

To jointly develop proposals that look to reduce the working week and level of disruption for police officers in a way that is financially sustainable whilst continuing to deliver high quality policing services to the public, seeking to also enhance the delivery of policing and wider services to the public.

These areas align to key areas of focus within Scottish Government Pay Policy to seek to reduce the working week and discussions about the ability to disconnect.

Remit:

1. To consider opportunities for more closely aligned public service partnerships that appropriately reduces demands placed on policing whilst achieving better outcomes for the public.

2. To consider internal policing working/management practices that reduces unnecessary disruption to rest for police officers.

3. To examine barriers and solutions to ensuring that re-rostered rest days can be re-allocated in a timely manner and to a period close to the point where the rest was disrupted.

Sub groups:

Technical sub group with relevant representation from across

all organisations in place to ensure progress between Working

Group meetings

Secretariat:

PNB Independent Secretariat

Frequency:

Monthly with sub group meeting between each meeting

Reporting responsibilities:

Police Negotiating Board