Scottish Government

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland

ISBN 0 7559 5094 1

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Contents

Executive Summary

Summary of Recommendations

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Criminal Justice Strategy
1.1 What is Case Management?
1.2 Criminal Justice Reform in Scotland
1.3 Bonomy Report
1.4 Normand Report
1.5 McInnes Report
1.6 Scottish Executive Strategy
1.7 Victims
1.8 ACPOS/COPFS Protocol

Chapter 2 - Working Together
2.1 ACPOS Criminal Justice Business Area
2.2 COPFS
2.3 Bi-Lateral Relationships
2.4 Criminal Justice Boards
2.5 National Criminal Justice Board
2.6 Local Criminal Justice Boards
2.7 English and Welsh Approach to Criminal Justice Boards
2.8 Youth Justice
2.9 Community Justice Authorities
2.10 Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS)

Chapter 3 - Target Setting
3.1 Driving Performance
3.2 Reporting Offenders
3.3 Milestones for Improvement
3.4 End-to-End Performance
3.5 Youth Justice Comparisons
3.6 Fast Tracking
3.7 Management Information

Chapter 4 - Quality
4.1 Guidance on Police Reports
4.2 Getting it Right First Time
4.3 No Proceedings as an Indicator of Quality
4.4 Approaches to Quality Assurance
4.5 Case Management Approach
4.6 Supervisory Approach
4.7 Direct Submission Approach

Chapter 5 - Case Management Processes
5.1 Police Case Management
5.2 Procurator Fiscal Case Management
5.3 System Improvement
5.4 Development of SPR2

Chapter 6 - Co-Location

Chapter 7 - Serious Crime Protocol

Chapter 8 - Alternatives to Prosecution
8.1 Criminal Justice Reform
8.2 Tackling Triviality
8.3 Police Non-Reporting Options
8.4 Procurator Fiscal Non-Court Options
8.5 Benefits from Non-Reporting and Non-Court Options

Chapter 9 - Abbreviated Reports
9.1 Abbreviated Reports
9.2 Abbreviated Reporting

Chapter 10 - Requests for Information

Chapter 11 - Statements
11.1 Submission of Statements
11.2 Holland and Sinclair

Chapter 12 - Training
12.1 Joint Training
12.2 Training in Reports and Statements