Frameworks & Strategies

Page last updated: January 2026 Vision for Justice in Scotland: Three Year Delivery Plan (2023-2026) Police Scotland Strategic Plan 2024-2026 National Strategy for Community Justice: Delivery Plan Update (2025) Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy: Third Progress Report (2024) Equally Safe Strategy: Revised Framework (2023) National Drugs Mission Plan (2022-2026) Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Strategic Plan…

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County Lines and Cuckooing | Lunchtime Learning Summary

County Lines and Cuckooing   County Lines is a term that gets used a lot, but this session — led by Police Scotland’s County Lines Coordinator — gave members a thorough and frank look at what it actually means, what’s happening in Scotland specifically, and what partners across sectors can do about it. The basics:…

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Tackling ASB in the Festive Night-time Economy | Lunchtime Learning Summary

Tackling ASB in the Festive Night-time Economy   December’s session was a timely one — Superintendent Jen Valentine from Police Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Division shared the story of Operation Respect, a multi-agency initiative running across the festive period in Inverness and the wider Highland area. The premise is straightforward but the execution is anything…

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Briefing Paper: Hate Crime Strategy for Scotland

  This Briefing provides overview of the recently published Hate Crime Strategy for Scotland 2023 bythe Scottish Government with a foreword by Police Scotland. The main focus for the strategy isprevention and partnership working. There is a clear push from the Scottish Government to ensurethat the Strategy makes a real impact on people’s lives. To…

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Evidencing Impact through Continuous Programme Review

This toolkit guides Community Safety practitioners through a six-phase cyclical framework for evaluating and evidencing the impact of their work, from identifying the initial need through to final reporting. Produced through an action learning group involving partners from Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and several local authorities, it is designed to help officers…

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Archive: Safer Communities Case Studies (2016)

To preserve the valuable insights from these earlier initiatives, we have consolidated our 2016 Safer Communities Award case studies into this single archive. While these projects were established several years ago, the collaborative strategies, community engagement models, and multi-agency approaches they highlight remain highly relevant to community safety work today. This collection serves as a…

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