Local Police Plan 2020 - 23

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“Working together for a thriving and connected Renfrewshire, creating opportunities for all” K – Renfrewshire

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Planning framework

The Chief Constable of Police Scotland has ultimate and overarching responsibility for the policing of Scotland as per S17 Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

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Contents

Foreword 4 Policing on a page 5 How we identified our priorities 6 Local Outcome Improvement Plan – Renfrewshire 7 Our priorities - What you told us 8 Plan on a page 9 Our priorities in detail  Serious Organised Crime 10  Protecting vulnerable people 11  Antisocial behaviour, violence and disorder 12  Road safety & road crime 13  Acquisitive crime 14  Counter terrorism and domestic extremism I5  Online and cybercrime 16 How we will achieve our outcomes 17 Accountability and performance 18 Equalities 20 Contact Us 21

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Foreword

I am pleased to introduce the we protect vulnerable people, Renfrewshire Local Policing Plan such as the introduction in 2019 (LPP) 2020-23. of the ‘Navigator’ programme.

I was proud to be appointed However there is still progress to Divisional Commander of be made and with the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde in introduction of the Contact February 2021 and I would firstly Assessment Model (CAM) like to thank my predecessor examining the ‘Threat and Risk’ Chief Superintendent Alan of each call I would expect to Murray (now retired) for his see continued improvements in commitment and dedication to this and other areas. policing this area before my arrival in post. We will continue to work hard to increase public and partner Much has changed since the satisfaction within policing, if we compilation of the last report in get it wrong, we will learn and 2016, as such we have re- when we get it right, we will examined our priorities in order strive to build on our success. to respond to new challenges. I look forward to delivering this In developing our Local Policing plan and to providing you with Plans for 2020-23 we consulted regular updates. widely with our stakeholders - the public, partner agencies and our staff. Accordingly, we developed our plans which identify our goals for the next three years, these plans will address priorities and tackle the things that you identified as mattering to you most.

This plan builds on the strong foundations already in place, with a continuing emphasis on David Duncan road safety, thefts, drug misuse, Chief Superintendent, disorder and crimes of violence. Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

I am pleased to have seen significant improvements in how

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K Division – Your policing area on a page

66 Police 652 Scotland Police Officers 2 Youth Local Volunteers Authorities

11 Special Constables

264,500 25 Population Support Staff

754 5 Miles of Roads OFFICIAL OFFICIAL

How we identified our priorities

As part of our planning  Community consultations. approach we undertook a period of engagement - `Your View Counts’ 2019 throughout 2019 to allow the public and partner survey. public and our partners to provide feedback to us - ‘Your Police’ 2019 public regarding our strategic direction and partner survey. and the content of this plan. - ‘Your Home, Your Street, This feedback was captured Our Community’ surveys. and used to shape the final version of the plan. Further  Renfrewshire Community information about this and our Planning Partnership Local wider engagement can be Outcome Improvement found in our consultation hub at: Plan 2017-27 https://consult.scotland.police.u k/  Police Scotland’s Annual Police Plan The priorities and outcomes referenced in this plan were  Policing for a safe, identified through a number of protected and resilient sources and processes which Scotland, the Joint include: Strategy for Policing (2020)  Police Scotland’s Strategic Assessment All of these sources have 2020-23 for Renfrewshire & provided critical information in Inverclyde Division which identifying what is important to details threats that impact the diverse communities within on Policing at both Renfrewshire and as such we divisional and Local have structured our resources to Authority level. meet these demands.

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Local Outcome Improvement Plan - Renfrewshire

The ‘Our Renfrewshire’ 2017- This plan is intrinsically aligned 2027 Community Plan acts as to the Renfrewshire Renfrewshire's Local Outcome Community Planning Improvement Plan (LOIP). Partnership LOIP 2017-2027.

It is published by the The priorities for policing Renfrewshire Community identified within this plan will, Planning Partnership, as when achieved, contribute to required by the Community the success of the LOIP, and Empowerment (Scotland) Act the ultimately the strategic 2015. vision for the Renfrewshire area. Please visit this site for further details: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.u k/communityplan

LOIP priorities:

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Our priorities – policing on a page

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Our vision: Policing for a safe, protected and resilient Scotland Our purpose: Improve the safety and wellbeing of people, places and communities Our Values: Fairness, Integrity, Respect, Human Rights

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Our priorities in detail

a key area in which we as a division work collaboratively with SERIOUS partners, providing support and ORGANISED CRIME signposting services which may assist them break free from the circumstances in which they find Reduce the harm themselves. caused by serious organised crime We are also working closely with including drugs supply partners to reduce the numbers of drug related deaths in the division.

Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Overall intention takes many forms, many of which affect the communities in  Increase the number of Renfrewshire. referrals to drug and alcohol services yearly The exploitation of vulnerable people by those who supply  Target suppliers of controlled controlled drugs is one aspect of drugs SOC which many people are aware of.  Identify and support victims of SOC Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division is committed to pursuing Police and partner aims - LOIP those responsible for supplying Outcomes controlled drugs throughout the area through our local drugs  Work to reduce the number initiatives and to working with of drug related deaths within partners to support those the division. exploited by organised crime groups.  Increase uptake of drug treatment, through liaison Those with addiction problems with partnership access often find themselves in situations points. which are hard to escape. This is

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Domestic related crime.

PROTECTING There is growing evidence of VULNERABLE human traffickers targeting and PEOPLE exploiting the most vulnerable, as well as concerns that Support people vulnerable migrants could be considered vulnerable exploited for the purpose of through working with Serious and Organised Crime partners to reduce related to Drugs supply. harm

Overall intention

Managing the more vulnerable  Identify and support people members of our community in an considered vulnerable effective way will allow both the through working with partners police and other partner to reduce harm agencies to work together to provide a better-quality service, reduce problems that arise Police and partner aims - LOIP repeatedly and help reduce Outcomes demand on services.  Improve recognition within The police and other statutory the division of mental health partners have a critical role in distress leading to referral protecting vulnerable people pathways into appropriate from abuse and exploitation. support agencies.

Partner agencies in Renfrewshire  Provide access to and Inverclyde meet regularly to appropriate care and discuss how the vulnerable can support for those in contact be safeguarded from harm. with the criminal justice system. Victims of domestic abuse remain one of K Divisions top  Increase awareness of priorities. Newly introduced ‘hidden’ forms of abuse crimes associated with ‘coercive including coercive control, and controlling behaviour’ stalking, harassment and work (commonly referred to as to improve criminal justice coercive control) will afford the outcomes for the victims who Police greater opportunities for experience such. intervention in matters of

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Violent offending also remains a ANTISOCIAL concern, it is imperative that we BEHAVIOUR, take positive action to address VIOLENCE AND violent crime, particularly in DISORDER regard to the carrying and use of AND knives. Engage withDISORDER the public and communities to We will commit to ensuring that reduce and prevent the criminal justice system is as crime effective as it can be in turning lives around and stopping people offending, or reoffending. We will also Anti-social behaviour can have a significant impact on a victim’s continue to support early quality of life. Increasing the intervention initiatives and awareness raising in order to confidence of our communities around this issue is very reduce crime and make our important, as is providing communities safer. reassurance that it is an issue which is taken seriously. Overall intention However, this is not an issue which the police can tackle on  Engage with the public, their own: it takes a partnership communities and partners to approach involving the reduce and prevent crime. community and a range of agencies. Police and partner aims - LOIP Outcomes There are a range of powers and options available to partner  Provide victims of anti-social organisations to tackle the issue behaviour who feel targeted of anti-social behaviour and we and all vulnerable victims with will work with our partners and support and real the community to utilise the understanding. options available to ensure that anti-social behaviour continues  Work with partner to fall, and that public organisations to efficiently confidence in relation to this tackle anti-social behaviour issue improves. and to meet the demands of local communities.

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ROAD Overall intention SAFETY AND ROAD CRIME  Collaborate to reduce casualties and crime on our Collaborate to reduce roads. casualties and crime on our roads Police and partner aims - LOIP Outcomes

 Commitment to effective divisional policing of roads Road safety remains a key leading to improved road concern for the public across the safety. division. People are particularly concerned about speeding  Ensure that specialist services vehicles, and dangerous driving. are shared and delivered in the most effective way across Education is a key tool in making national and divisional our roads safer and our division boundaries. will continue to support both proactive initiatives and  Utilise the new technologies educational campaigns. that are now available to divisional officers such as We will ensure that both Police Automatic Number Plate and partners address road Recognition (ANPR) that safety concerns, especially provide opportunities for amongst vulnerable groups such preventing and detecting as younger people, cyclists and road crime. pedestrians.

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Our division will continue to work ACQUISITIVE with partner agencies to ensure CRIME high risk and high harm offenders across the acquisitive crime spectrum are being Reduce crime through managed appropriately. preventing offending and reducing Overall intention re-offending  Reduce acquisitive crime through preventing offending and reducing re- offending. Theft and especially housebreaking are crimes which can have a profound personal Police and partner aims - LOIP impact. Outcomes

They are crimes in which alcohol  Commitment to work with and drug misuse feature highly. criminal justice partners on processes to identify and Reducing re-offending requires refer individuals in contact tackling drivers of crime, such as with the criminal justice the use and supply of illicit system into appropriate substances. support services.

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COUNTER TERRORISM within the prison estate and AND DOMESTIC other vulnerable groups in EXTREMISM relation to the risk of radicalisation.

Prevent, Pursue, Protect We will continue to engage with and Prepare communities across our division through collaborative to understand concerns, preparedness reassure, and raise awareness of counterterrorism measures.

The Government’s CONTEST Local policing within strategy (Prevent, Pursue, Protect Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and Prepare) shapes our Division is integral to minimising national response to counter- the risk of terrorism by preventing terrorism. radicalisation, protecting public places, transport systems and An important approach to critical infrastructure from attack. preventing radicalisation, extremism and terrorism is the Overall intention PREVENT strategy.  Prevent, Pursue, Protect and The CONTEST strategy is Prepare for Terrorism and designed to safeguard Domestic Extremism through individuals, and vulnerable collaborative preparedness. people in particular from exploitation from extremists. Police and partner aims - LOIP PREVENT training is delivered to Outcomes front-line professionals in contact with vulnerable people, such as  Coordinated public education, health, social services awareness messages, and police. campaigns and approaches by police and partner This strategy builds on work agencies tackling terrorism demonstrating that local and domestic extremism. communities can help to prevent and protect themselves  Better engagement and from radicalisation. information sharing between police and partner There are identified concerns in organisations to support the relation to exploitation of those vulnerable with the aim of with mental health issues, those preventing exploitation.

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As such a greater emphasis will CYBER AND need to be made on raising DIGITAL CRIME awareness among young people, their parents and other vulnerable adults on the Address the threat from potential dangers of cybercrime. online and cybercrime through education and Overall intention liaison with specialist resources  Address the threat from online and cyber-crime through education, liaison

with specialist resources and Cybercrime has grown detecting offenders. dramatically as the internet and social media provide the opportunity to commit crime Police and partner aims - LOIP and enable some crime types to Outcomes be committed on a vast scale.  Continue the coordinated Cybercrimes such as grooming, approach by police and child sexual exploitation, fraud, partner agencies to improve data theft, phishing, trolling, public awareness of malware, online scams, revenge measures to protect pornography, stalking, and themselves from cybercrime, harassment are all on the rise. particularly targeting those most at risk. However much of this criminality still remains unreported,  Improved use of technology unrecorded and as a result the by police, in order to prevent extent of it may not be fully crime and support earlier understood. intervention with offenders such as the recent Much of this crime is preventable introduction of cyber kiosks. by implementing simple safety measures.

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How we will achieve our outcomes – working together

Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership revised its governance arrangements in 2016 in order to reflect the requirements of the Community Empowerment Act (Scotland) 2015 and changes that have emerged over years to partnership working structures in Renfrewshire.

The main partnership groups that drive forward the delivery of the Community Plan are:

Economic Leadership Panel Improving Life Chances Board This group informs Renfrewshire’s This is a new group which will be Economic Framework, with established to take forward members across the private and partnership work around life public sector, with a strong chances and inequalities. focus on Renfrewshire’s business community. Forum for Empowering Communities Health and Social Care Strategic This group provides a key link Planning Group between the Community This group is part of the Health Planning Partnership, the third and Social Care Partnership’s sector in Renfrewshire, and our governance arrangements, and communities. reports directly to the Health and Social Care Integrated Community Planning Partnership Joint Board. Executive Group Chaired by the Chief Executive Community Protection Chief of Renfrewshire Council and Officers Group comprised of Chief Executive This group brings together the level officers across the Chief Officers of organisations Partnership. across Renfrewshire with public protection role. Connected to Community Planning Partnership this, there is also a Member Oversight Group Officer Group’ which brings Chaired by the Leader of together elected members and Renfrewshire Council, and key officers, and has a scrutiny comprising conveners of the role. Council’s policy boards and a

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member of the Opposition Group.

Accountability and performance

Effective scrutiny and oversight designed to ensure that Police are key elements to ensure that Scotland provides a service that policing retains the trust and is relevant, legitimate and confidence of the communities consistent with the principle of of Scotland. The governance ‘policing by consent’. structures outlined below are

Scottish Police Authority (SPA) Police Scotland presents Please visit this site for further quarterly performance reports details: to the SPA, informed by our http://www.spa.police.uk/meeti performance framework, ngs-events providing evidence relating to the delivery of the outcomes Crime and performance and objectives within the Police statistics are also published by Scotland Annual Police Plan. the SPA. Please visit this site for further details: These updates are presented at http://www.spa.police.uk/perfor SPA full board meetings and mancepages/spaperformancefr available online. amework/

Justice Sub-Committee on Policing Key policing issues are discussed Crime and Justice statistics are by the Scottish Parliament’s published by Scottish Justice Sub-Committee on Government. Policing. Please visit this site for further Please visit this site for further details: details: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Stat http://www.parliament.scot/parl istics/Browse/Crime-Justice iamentarybusiness/CurrentCom mittees/policingsub- committee.aspx

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Renfrewshire Council Scrutiny Each of Scotland’s local It has the remit of considering authorities also have scrutiny matters relating to the police arrangements in place to allow service, including the Council's them to influence policing at a involvement with the Scottish local level. Police Authority and Police Scotland, and arrangements for This successful partnership local policing. This includes the between local authorities and Council's contribution to the local Police Scotland divisions is development and evident in the close working implementation of the Local relationships within Community Policing Plan. Planning Partnerships and other local planning arrangements. Please visit this site for further details: In respect of Renfrewshire http://renfrewshire.gov.uk/coun Council, this is conducted via cilboards the ‘Police and Fire & Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee’.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Police Investigation and Review Constabulary in Scotland Commissioner (PIRC) (HMICS) The PIRC undertakes HMICS provides independent independent investigations into scrutiny of both Police Scotland the most serious incidents and the SPA to ensure they involving the police and deliver services that are high provides independent scrutiny quality, continually improving, of the way police bodies effective and responsive to operating in Scotland respond local needs. to complaints from the public.

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Equalities

Police Scotland promotes rights in all of our strategies, equality and diversity, both plans and in our performance externally and internally, striving framework. to exceed the requirements of the Scottish Public Sector The communities we serve in Equality Duty. Renfrewshire and Inverclyde are increasingly diverse and Across Police Scotland we are complex, necessitating a more committed to developing and sophisticated response to the promoting best practice in the challenges we face both now advancement of our Equality and in the future. Outcomes. Whether it be domestic abuse, In order to support this cybercrime or new threats from requirement, we embed serious and organised crime like equality, diversity and human human trafficking.

Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment

Equality and Human Rights In compliance with the Scottish Impact Assessment (EqHRIA) is Public Sector Equality Duty, a used to help us to ensure that summary of EqHRIA results has policy and practices proactively been published alongside this consider the potential impact document on our website: on equality and human rights. http://www.scotland.police.uk

This plan was subject to an EqHRIA.

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Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division Police Headquarters Police Scotland Paisley Police Station Mill Street Paisley PA1 1JU

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