Research evidence, technological innovation and scientific standards in policing workstream report

Appendix B

Current business case structure

B.1 Change board

To ensure all change activity aligns to Police Scotland's long term strategy: To provide scrutiny and ensure accountability is being maintained by Senior Responsible Officers

• To consider, scrutinise and where appropriate approve business cases
• To consider, scrutinise and where appropriate, authorise requests for transformation budget spend

B.2 Demand, design and resources board

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B.3 Strategic leadership board

To review and consider brief updates from Primary Boards and where relevant, ratify Primary Board decisions: to discuss other relevant matters affecting the Force and approve, where appropriate, an agreed course of action

B.4 SPA policing performance committee

Policing Performance Committee will not approve the adoption of new technology, however it will oversee and scrutinise the performance and implications of any adoption. The purpose of this Committee is to provide oversight and scrutiny of continuous improvement in policing. It will do this through scrutinising policing performance against agreed strategies, plans and statutory requirements. The Committee will seek to continuously improve the way in which policing performance is measured and reported. The Committee will also consider any proposed changes to operational policing which may have particular public interest, ethical or human rights implications.

B.5 SPA resources committee

The Resources Committee will review and scrutinise business cases for adoption of technology and make recommendations to the SPA Board. The purpose of this Committee is to provide oversight, scrutiny and assurance to the Board on all significant resources matters, including financial planning, performance and financial stewardship, and on significant people-related matters. The Committee will provide advice and assurance to the Board on these matters and any other specific items which the SPA Board requests of it in relation to financial sustainability, employee-related and other resourcing aspects of Police Scotland and the SPA. In addition the Committee will seek to ensure that continuous improvement is embedded within financial and people-management and development processes and procedures in line with Best Value principles, and will seek evidence of Police Scotland and SPA operating as responsible employers and of progress being made towards mainstreaming of equality, diversity and human rights.

B.6 SPA board

As described above, the SPA's Resources and Policing Performance Committee will oversee and scrutinise situations where new and emerging technology meet certain thresholds or are of significant public interest. However, certain matters which may have implications for technology adoption are reserved for the SPA Board. These include, but are not limited to:

• Recommendation the Strategic Police Plan to SG for approval
• Approval of local police plans
• Approval of the strategic performance framework
• Approval of organisational/ transformational change proposals