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1 results foundAuthor: Stewart Research Title: Civilianisation of Police in Scotland: Final Report Summary: Over the past decade UK legislation has increasingly allowed for the civilianisation of ‘police roles’, whereby officers can be released from nonoperational technical or administrative tasks which do not require their expertise. Although there have been moves towards civilianisation in Scotland since the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, recent interest has been largely due to a commitment by the Scottish Government to recruit 1000 extra police officers and an inquiry by the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee into police resources. In terms of WTE (whole time equivalent), police staffs comprise 28% of all police personnel in Scotland. In comparison, the figure for England & Wales is 32% (excluding Police Community Support Officers). The overall numbers of WTE/FTE staff, however, have declined over the period March 2007-June 2008. In contrast with police officers, most police staffs are females (64% compared to 23%). There is appreciable variation across police forces in Scotland in terms of the proportions of police staffs they employ and their gender balance. Despite being the largest police force, Strathclyde Police has the lowest proportion of WTE police staffs in Scotland. Police Staffs roles are multifunctional and diverse. They mainly operate in corporate and administrative support roles in functions such as intelligence, information technology and human resources. There are also increasing numbers of staff taking on operational roles in areas such as custody and detention, investigation and surveillance. The roles of police staffs are largely determined by individual police forces. This has led to a ‘patchwork’ or variable use of police staffs across forces where they have been used to suit local policing needs. In Scotland, police staffs largely occupy corporate (27%) and administrative and support (61%) roles. Just over a tenth of police staffs are in operational roles (12%), though this is higher in some forces. This research report highlights that the civilianisation process has developed differently across each police force. One example of this is the role of dispatchers, while one force employs only officers for this duty, another employs only civilian staff. Similarly the percentage of civilian posts within forces varies from 25% to 33% of all staff employed. As well as the scope to expand civilianisation across existing police roles, the research highlighted the possibility of introducing Police Community Support Officers to Scotland. (Excerpts from summary of report) Details: Glasgow: UNISON Scotland, 2009. 47p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 23, 2010 at: http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/police/CivilianisationofPoliceFinalReport.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/police/CivilianisationofPoliceFinalReport.pdf Shelf Number: 119672 Keywords: Police Administration (Scotland)Police Agencies (Scotland)Policing (Scotland) |