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CHIEF CONSTABLE’S:

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT: 2006/07 www.tayside.police.uk

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CHIEF CONSTABLE’S: ANNUAL PEFORMANCE REPORT: 2006/07

CONTENTS


Convener’s Message ................................................................................................................P05

Tayside Joint Police Board.......................................................................................................P06

Force Executive ........................................................................................................................P07

Chief Constable’s Foreword.....................................................................................................P08

Statutory Performance Indicators ..........................................................................................P10

Central Division ........................................................................................................................P11

Eastern Division........................................................................................................................P18

Western Division ......................................................................................................................P22

A Glimpse At What We Do........................................................................................................P28

Headquarters Division .............................................................................................................P30

Headquarters Crime Management..........................................................................................P32

Road Policing Unit ....................................................................................................................P36

Search & Rescue ......................................................................................................................P39

Special Constabulary................................................................................................................P41

Tackling Antisocial Behaviour ..................................................................................................P42

Statistical Information .............................................................................................................P44

Statement of Corporate Governance ......................................................................................P53

Useful Contacts and Information ............................................................................................P54

The Force Objectives................................................................................................................P04

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Standards Of ServiceWe provide a prompt and effective response

We provide a response that meets individual needs

We keep you informed

Local Inspectors and their staff take direct responsibility for policing in your area

We work with others to provide better co-ordinated services

We make police stations welcoming and accessible to all

If we cannot help you, whenever possible, we tell you who can

Objective 1TO REDUCE CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY:

Targeting drug dealers and other active criminals

Tackling antisocial behaviour and alcohol-related disorder

Identifying emerging problems and trends and responding effectively

Working with others to fi nd the best solutions

Objective 2ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE


Making visible and accessible policing our priority

Ensuring that our services meet local needs

Being available to discuss individual or community problems

Providing feedback and reassurance to the community

Working in partnership to reduce road casualties and the impact of crime, sex offendingand antisocial behaviour

Ensuring we protect children and those who need our help most

Objective 3TO BE RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE AND MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF SERVICE


Providing our critical services at all times

Ensuring staff know our priorities and supporting them to always deliver the best service

Providing clear direction, leadership and regularly assessing the quality of service eachperson delivers

Maintaining a well-trained and healthy workforce and encouraging personal development

Consulting with our staff to develop the organisation and address concerns jointly

Using technology to provide easy access to services and help staff to do their jobs

Continuously seeking to improve the service we provide

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THE FORCE OBJECTIVES

THE CONVENER’S MESSAGE


At the end of my four year term as Convener, I would like to thank the members of Tayside Joint

Police Board for their highly valuable input and support of Tayside Police. Many of the initiatives

that have contributed to the excellent performance of the Force have been promoted by Joint

Board members and refl ect the willingness of Tayside Police to consider and embrace change.

The performance of the Force continues to show improvements in many areas with no evidence of any areas that area cause for concern. Communications and work with partner organisations now account for a great deal of police time,and demonstrate how Tayside Police is committed to engaging with our communities to ensure the very best service is available to all to our citizens.

My thanks go to all Police Offi cers, Special Constables and Police Staff for their enthusiasm and dedication to theirduties, and I am confi dent that they will address whatever challenges face them in the future.

I wish the new Joint Board, and my successor, every success for the next four years and know that they will carry out their responsibilities as diligently and professionally as this Joint Board has done.

THE CONVENER’S MESSAGE

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Tayside Joint Police Board shares responsibility for Tayside Police with the Chief Constable, who is

responsible for operational matters, and with the Scottish Ministers. The current board comprises the

following members appointed from the three Tayside area local authorities -

CONVENER

Councillor Colin H Young .................................................................................................................................... Perth & Kinross Council

VICE CONVENERS

Councillor Ron Scrimgeour ................................................................................................................................................ Angus Council

Depute Provost Charles D P Farquhar, OBE, JP, DL ..................................................................................................Dundee City Council

ANGUS COUNCIL MEMBERS

Councillor Jack Gibb .......................................................................................................................................................... Angus Council

Councillor Ian Mackintosh, JP ........................................................................................................................................... Angus Council

Depute Provost Stewart McGlynn...................................................................................................................................... Angus Council

Councillor Robert G Myles, JP ........................................................................................................................................... Angus Council

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Councillor James Barrie, JP .....................................................................................................................................Dundee City Council

Councillor Helen Dick, JP..........................................................................................................................................Dundee City Council

Lord Provost John R Letford, JP...............................................................................................................................Dundee City Council

Bailie Neil I C Powrie, JP..........................................................................................................................................Dundee City Council

Councillor George Regan ..........................................................................................................................................Dundee City Council

Councillor Christina Roberts, JP...............................................................................................................................Dundee City Council

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL MEMBERS

Councillor Alistair Barr ...................................................................................................................................... Perth & Kinross Council

Councillor Ian Miller .......................................................................................................................................... Perth & Kinross Council

Councillor David M Scott, JP.............................................................................................................................. Perth & Kinross Council

Councillor Lewis D D Simpson ........................................................................................................................... Perth & Kinross Council

Councillor Alexander J Stewart, JP................................................................................................................... Perth & Kinross Council

The board meets four times a year, with meetings rotating annually between Dundee, Forfar and Perth. There are also

Appointments, Complaints, Finance, Personnel and Audit sub-committees. Meetings, unless specifi ed are open to the public.

Tayside Joint Police Board shares responsibility for Tayside Police with the Chief Constable, who is

TAYSIDE JOINT POLICE BOARD

THE FORCE EXECUTIVE


THE FORCE EXECUTIVE

• Chief Constable John Vine QPM BA MSc FCIPD

• Deputy Chief Constable Kevin Mathieson

Professional Standards, Headquarters Division, Police Forensic Science Laboratory

• Assistant Chief Constable Iain MacLeod

Central Division, Eastern Division, Western Division, HQ Crime Management, Operational Support

• Director of Corporate Services Doug Cross OBE FCMA

Finance, IT & Communications, Legal Services, Property & Support Services

• Director of Human Resource Services Moira Docherty MCIPD

Human Resource Services, Staff Development, Occupational Health

LEFT TO RIGHT: MOIRA DOCHERTY, KEVIN MATHIESON, IAIN MACLEOD, DOUG CROSS, JOHN VINE

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My annual report focuses on the achievements and

successes of the Force during the last fi nancial year.

I am immensely proud of the offi cers and members of support staff who collectively work hard to make the communities of Tayside safe. Tayside Police staff can take great credit for improving our detection rate once again this year, as well as achieving a reduction in overall crime levels.

We have kept our promise to the communities of Tayside to arrest drug dealers and reduce the availability of drugs. Over the course of the last year, through intelligence led policing, we have recovered record amounts of heroin, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and amphetamine. We’ve also hit drug dealers hard by seizing cash, causing maximum disruption to those who think that they can come to Tayside to profi t from the misery of others.

Road safety continues to be a priority for the Force. In the last year, as a result of one road accident alone in Tayside, fi ve people lost their lives. This tragic event emphasises the need to reinforce the road safety message at every opportunity and this message is central to a new Road Safety Strategy that is being developed by Tayside Police.

As the current Chair of the ACPOS (Association of Chief Police Offi cers Scotland) Road Policing Business Area I’ve also opened up the debate on how we can ensure young drivers are getting the road safety message from the outset and whether or not there should be restrictions placed on new drivers.

I would also like to see legal alcohol driving limits reduced so that they are in line with the European average limit, from 80mgs down to 50mgs, as well as the introduction of random breath testing.

Scottish policing is distinctive from the rest of the UK and we should continue to look at different ways of addressing the issues that affect us all. One of those issues is anti-social behaviour.

Tayside Police has been a leading light in dealing with anti-social behaviour. The Scottish Executive selected the Force to pilot an innovative scheme to issue fi xed penalty notices for anti-social behaviour. Offi cers found that issuing fi xed penalty notices gave them a quick and effective way of dealing with low level offending and the scheme has now been successfully rolled out across other Scottish Police Forces.

We’ve listened to your concerns about having a more visible police presence on the streets of Tayside and the introduction of high profi le cycle patrols throughout the Force area has gone a long way in achieving this.

I’ve always said that effective policing is not something that can be done on our own and we work hard with partners from a number of different agencies to achieve our aims and objectives. For example, this last year has seen the offi cial opening of the Letham Community Access Offi ce, where police offi cers work alongside Angus Council’s Community Safety team. This means that local people can access all the right services in one place. This is one programme of work that we are keen to develop further and there are already plans afoot to introduce a similar service in the Monifi eth area.

THE CHIEF CONSTABLE’SFOREWORDTo the First Minister for Scotland, Tayside Joint Police Board, Sheriff Principal for Tayside, Fife and Central, and the Tayside Community we serve, it gives me great pleasure to present my sixth annual report as Chief Constable of Tayside Police.

WORDS OF APPRECIATION

e, help, bravery andassistance‘‘ Sincere thanks for his kind asmatic time for myself in what wereprofessionalism at a very traum ti tif i li t t

very trying circumstances.’’ – PH, Moray

nd Tayside Joint Police Board

CHIEF CONSTABLE’S FOREWORD


Consultation is key and that is why I, along with offi cers across the Forcearea, will continue to hold regular police surgeries, listening to yourconcerns and dealing with the issues that you want to see us tackle.

I’m greatly encouraged that our public consultation throughout the lastyear has shown that our offi cers are being seen in communities, thatthey have a positive attitude in going about their work in their respectivecommunities, and that they display professionalism in their work. Thisis supported by the hundreds of letters of appreciation that the Forcereceives every year.

The world that we live in at present demands that we must all bevigilant. Everyone in our community has a role to play in ensuring thatterrorism and the fear of terrorism does not affect the way in which welive our lives. That is why Tayside Police is making every effort to workwith all the communities in Tayside to ensure that everyone’s interests

and concerns are heard. By working together we can all play a part in ensuring the safety and security of everyone in Tayside.

There are many new challenges ahead. We will be working with a new Police Board this year and will be able to demonstrate to them that there is no place for complacency within Tayside Police and we look forward to improving the quality of life for the communities we serve.

John Vine, QPM MSc FCIPD


courtesy and kindness andy p gng courtes‘‘ They performed with unfailingprovided much-needed practical support when I was inprovided much-needed practicaa state of confusion and fear. Each member of your staffshowed the same high standard of care and assistance.’’– JR, Sutherland

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TABLE OF STATUTORY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

2005/2006 2006/2007 2006/2007 TARGET

CATEGORY RESULT TARGET RESULT ACHIEVED

Crimes (Groups 1 to 5) % cleared up 57.5% 52% 57.8% YES

Serious Violent Crime - crimes made known 682 No Target 718 ~

Serious Violent Crime - % cleared up 85% 88% 83.8% NO

Domestic Housebreaking - crimes made known 927 No Target 1001 ~

Domestic Housebreaking - % cleared up 28.7% 30% 31.8% YES

Drugs: Number of Crimes made known - supply, possession with intent etc.04/05 (Class A only) 255 260 322 YES

Racist Crime - % cleared up 84.1% 85% 81.4% NO

Car Crime - crimes made known 2238 No Target 1925 ~

Car Crime - % cleared up 30.3% 29% 34.5% YES

Roads Policing Unit - a) Number of people killed/seriously injured 299 305 328 NO

Roads Policing Unit - b) Number of children killed/seriously injured 41 39 36 YES

Roads Policing Unit - c) Number of slight casualties 1035 1138 970 YES

Sickness Absence ~ % working time lost - a) Police Offi cers 4.5% 4.2% 4.8% NO

Sickness Absence ~ % working time lost - b) Support Staff 5.3% 5% 5.5% NO

Complaints ~ per 100 Employees 14.3 14 17 NO

999 Calls 90.6% 90% 90.7% YES

Reports sent to Procurator Fiscal within 28 days 64.9% 75% 72% NO

Reports sent to The Children’s Reporter within 14 days 84.3% 80% 80.7% YES

CENTRAL DIVISION


Central Division covers the Dundee City Council

area – and whilst it is the smallest division in

geographical terms of just 24 square miles, it

has the largest population of the three divisions

at approximately 145,000.

Divisional HQ is in West Bell Street, Dundee, where the Command Team led by Chief Superintendent

Colin McCashey is based. Colin is assisted by Superintendent Arron Duncan as Deputy Divisional

Commander, as well as Chief Inspector Lorna Robbie who has operational responsibilities and Chief

Inspector David Tonks who is responsible for support functions in Dundee.

Detective Chief Inspector Ewen West heads the Dundee Criminal Investigation Department and the

Divisional Road Policing Unit is led by Inspector Gordon Taylor.

Dundee is divided into separate sections for policing purposes –

Section 1 City Centre and West End

Section 2 Lochee, Charleston, Menzieshill, Fairmuir

Section 3 Downfi eld, Ardler, St Mary’s, Kirkton, Mill O’Mains, Fintry

Section 4 Maryfi eld, Stobswell, Hilltown

Section 5 Longhaugh, Whitfi eld, Mid Craigie, Linlathen, Douglas, Craigiebank, Broughty Ferry

CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL

DIVISION

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT COLIN MCCASHEYCHIEF SUPERINTENDENT COLIN MCCASHEY

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Deecember saw threee armed rrobo beriiiese cara riededd oo out in Dunded e, which agag in tested Centntrarar ll DiDivvision’ss operationanal l resiliene ce. OnO ce more, wwitith h ththee aassisiststs ance of excellentnt forensiicc workk, arrests wewerere maddee inn connn ection with h all three e crimes.

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murders and a number of armed

rororobberies in DDundee tested police

Commmmenenttingng o onn thhe pepeerriododo o off inintetennse e acactit vivityty, , whwhicich inclclududeed tthehesese ccrimemes s DDivvisisionnalal C Commmam nnderer CChihief Suupeperirintntenendedentn Cololini McCcCasashehey yy sasaid,,

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haved in a truly exceptionalehaved in“ These offi cers worked and behmanner, and at all times were polite, courteous and friendly.manner and at all times were pThey kept us well informed of the investigation from the very start and we were truly surprised at how effi ciently andquickly the information was gathered.’’ – CM, Forfar

CENTRAL DIVISION


The remit of the four-strong team is to drive down incidents of anti-social behaviour, make Dundee a safer place for everyone and in so doing improve people’s quality of life. This means tackling youths buying alcohol from licensed premises, youths causing annoyance, vandalism, littering, the illegal use of motorcycles and mini-motos, noise nuisance, as well as drug dealing and abuse.

The team’s work both complements andsupplements the work of section police offi cers, police liaison offi cers, neighbourhood police offi cers and community safety wardens.Assistance for their focused intelligence-led activities was provided by Dundee City Council, the Dundee Partnership and the ScottishExecutive, who provided funding until 2008.

After just six weeks of action and intervention by the team, youth-related calls to Tayside Police dropped by more than 20%. In addition they confi scated large quantities of alcohol from young people, made a number of arrests and charged more than 30 people for a range of

offences. Warrants were also executed by theteam against dozens of individuals. Furthermore, hundreds of checks, designed to prevent the activities of travelling criminals and detecting incidents where they occurred were carried out.

The team worked hard to maintain theseexcellent initial results through the summermonths and beyond.

Sergeant David Blackhouse said,

‘‘The team has had a major impact on anti-social behaviour issues across Dundee and is making a positive difference. That is what we hear from people who see us at work in their local area and from our colleagues who we work with to uphold everyone’s rights to live their lives in relative peace and quiet.

‘‘The policing style we have adopted has achieved excellent results, whilst working alongsideour colleagues in the local community. We will continue to develop strategies to improve our service delivery to the public.’’

Amongst the many notable pieces of work by theAnti Social Behaviour Team in Dundee this pastyear, are –

• The seizure of more than 30 mini motos andmotorcycles

• The recovery of more than £250,000 worth ofHeroin

• City centre drug dealers apprehended andconvicted

• A prolifi c housebreaker being caught and jailed

• A dozen cars, being driven whilst uninsured,confi scated

The team has submitted almost 250 antisocialbehaviour-related cases to the Procurator Fiscal,issued more than 100 fi xed penalty notices,seized around 50 vehicles, more than 250 litresof alcohol and more than a quarter of a million pounds worth of illegal drugs.

They have also carried out around 2000 checks inrespect of vehicle-related crime.

Anti Social Behaviour TeamA dedicated police team with the sole aim of tackling anti-social behaviour was introduced in Dundee in April 2006 in a concentrated effort to swiftly tackle problems wherever they arose in the city.


mmunity liaison police offi cer ommunity‘‘ We would like to thank the comand his team for all their good work in the area. As a result and his team for all their good wof heightened and more effective policing and increased communication with the community we feel that things are slowly improving.’’ – IK, Dundee

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NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE OFFICERS

KEEPING IT LOCAL

Truancy


oth offi cers were very politej y both offi ce‘‘ I would just like to say that boand helpful and their local knowledge and assistance wasand helpful and their local knowvery much appreciated.’’ – CM, Dingwall

In March, offi cers patrolled the streets of Dundee with City Council education welfare offi cers to

tackle the issue of children playing truant from school.

More than 70 pupils were found out of school with no valid reason in the space of one week. All were stopped and spoken to and those

with no excuse for missing classes had their names taken and a letter sent home to make parents and carers aware of the situation.

That said, a number of the children were in the company of their parents at the time. However, many responsible adults telephoned on

receiving letters to thank the authorities for their intervention.

There are possible links between truancy, antisocial behaviour and crime and operations such as this assist in addressing truancy issues

and ultimately towards improving everyone’s quality of life – including that of the errant pupil.

CENTRAL DIVISION


A huge amount of planning and organisation was required for the event in what was a relatively short time between it being announced in February and staged just three months later.

Not least was how to manage the fl ow of people and traffi c in and around Dundee before, during and after the event. It was testament to Radio 1, Dundee City Council, Tayside Police and all other agencies involved that the all-ticket event ran seamlessly.

Over two days there were well over 33,000 people in the Camperdown arena (including those working at the event) to see the likes of Snow Patrol,

Razorlight, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, The Sugababes & P!nk. Ten times that number had hoped to get a ticket for the concert.

Only one arrest was made inside the event over the entire weekend.

Chief Inspector David Tonks, the event’s deputy tactical commander, said,

‘‘It was a resounding success. Our offi cers found the atmosphere in the venue to be very friendly and they deserve credit for the big role they played in that. Police offi cers and stewards were happy to go out of their way and offer assistance where they could and were approachable throughout the weekend.’’

Dundee played host to the biggest free concert in Europe when

Radio 1’s Big Weekend rolled into Camperdown Park in May.

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To date, the scheme has received Scottish Executive fundingvia the partnership of just under £40,000.

Additional uniform offi cers – a sergeant and sevenconstables - were deployed at peak times betweenDecember 11 to December 30 and made 11 arrests, issued31 fi xed penalty notices, six conditional offers and 21 verbal warnings. They also confi scated and disposed of 50 litres ofalcohol and undertook 42 street searches.

Their work has since continued and in March, as partof Centresafe, a poster campaign bearing a series ofhard-hitting messages aimed at reducing alcohol relatedincidents in the city was revealed. The themed posters –on display throughout pubs and clubs in the city - makeclear how drinking alcohol to excess can adversely affectpeople’s behaviour. Travel Dundee’s fl eet of buses are alsocarrying the message across Dundee.

Operation Centresafe’s poster campaign is beingunderpinned by a focused policing effort, which involvesthe targeting of retailers who knowingly sell alcohol tochildren, high profi le patrols to offer visible reassurance tothe community and offi cers exercising all powers at theirdisposal to deal with alcohol-related crime and disorder.

City Centre-based Sergeant Malcolm Harvey said,

‘‘Centresafe is a very focused operation undertaken atpeak times – namely 7pm to 4am Friday into Saturdayand Saturday into Sunday. Statistics clearly indicate thepositive actions we have taken, but do not highlight theimmeasurable feeling of wellbeing and safety experiencedby members of the public, door staff, workers withinlicensed premises and, indeed, the police as a result ofCentresafe.

‘‘Analysis has also indicated that serious assaults inDundee city centre were reduced whilst Centresafe wasin operation in comparison to the same timescales twelvemonths previously. This shows that the increased highprofi le police presence had a deterrent and reassuringeffect at the same time as offi cers were detecting incidentsof crime and anti-social behaviour.’’

OPERATION CENTRESAFEIn the lead up to the festive period, funding was provided by the Scottish

Executive through the Dundee Community Safety Partnership which

helped boost city centre foot patrols by Tayside Police offi cers.

From mid-December to March 31 (during the operational hours of Centresafe), offi cers have taken the following actions:

• Issued 95 Anti-social Behaviour Fixed Penalty Notices (for urinating, drinking alcohol in public, breach of the peace and vandalism).

• Made 45 arrests (for offences such as reckless conduct, police assault, resisting arrest and bail offences).

• Confi scated 94 litres of alcohol.

• Made 646 visits to licensed premises.

• Undertaken 42 street searches of individuals.

• Issued 72 warnings for minor incidents.

• Detected one missing person.

• Detected one drink driver.

• Issued 15 conditional offers of fi xed penalty (for various traffi c offences).

• Issued one vehicle defect rectifi cation notice.

OPERATION HIGHLIGHTS

CENTRAL DIVISION


First Steps Citizenship, a course run bycollege lecturer Paula Ewen at DundeeCollege, is designed to give students the opportunity to interact within thecommunity, sets them a real-life project andacknowledges their endeavours. Constable

Gavin Munro, a Crime Reduction Offi cer withTayside Police, assists in helping to instil those citizenship skills in the students. Theyin turn attain points for fund-raising plansor problem solving ideas, as they work to increase their skills and experiences.

Shocked, raw and close to

tears. It’s not the sort of

response that Tayside Police

offi cers would normally choose

to elicit from a large group of

schoolchildren, but cold truth

often hits hardest when lives

are on the line.

Road Safety Offi cer Kerry Noble recognised this when she fi rst saw the Safe Drive Stay Alive Roadshow – which launched in Northern Ireland – and she was determined to bring it to a Dundee audience.

In December, around 2000 fi fth and sixth year pupils (the next generation of drivers) attended the road show, which is designed to encourage youngsters to make road safety their absolute priority when they get behind the wheel of a car.

The message of the audio visual event, which was jointly funded by partner agencies and sponsored by local businesses, was simply that lives are saved by adopting safe driving attitudes instead of bad habits. There were also honest accounts from people who had their lives irrevocably changed by a serious collision – either through injury or the loss of a loved one.

Impressed by the roadshow, Chief Constable John Vine, currently head of ACPOS Road Policing Business area, expressed a desire to see it return to all parts of Tayside in the near future.

Superintendent Arron Duncan said,

‘‘The Safe Drive Stay Alive initiative aims to make all those who attend Stop, Look, Listen and Learn. It is an intensive experience but, as partner agencies, we hope that young road users will work with us to reduce the risks and suffering that arise from an ill-thought out manoeuvre.

‘‘Most collisions are not accidents - they are caused by bad decisions. This initiative provides some understanding of what that really means and it will help to make the roads in Tayside safer for all.’’

FIRST STEPS TAKING GREAT STRIDES


his quick-thinkingended for ‘‘ (Your offi cer) is to be commenand courageous actions on that night, as without them theand courageous actions on thathorrifi c death toll on Scotland’s roads that weekend wouldhave been greater.’’ – Deputy Chief Fire Offi cer, JimmyCampbell, Tayside Fire & Rescue

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EASTERN DIVISION

EASTERN

DIVISION

Eastern Division covers the Angus Council

area – covering some 842 square miles and a

population of about 110,000.

Divisional HQ is in Forfar’s West High Street, where the Command Team led by Chief Superintendent

Bill Harkins is based. Bill is assisted by Superintendent Fiona Clacher, who has day-to-day

responsibility for operational policing matters and Chief Inspector Willie Clark, who is responsible

for support functions in Angus. Detective Chief Inspector Bruce Kerr is the senior detective offi cer.

The Divisional Road Policing Unit is led by Inspector Gordon Milne.

Angus is divided in four separate sections for policing purposes –

Section 1 Forfar and Kirriemuir

Section 2 Montrose and Brechin

Section 3 Arbroath

Section 4 Carnoustie, Monifi eth and MuirheadCHIEF SUPERINTENDENT BILL HARKINS

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CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT BILL HARKINS

EASTERN DIVISION


In a report issued in February Her Majesty’s

Inspectorate of Education reported positively on

services to protect children in Angus.

The report was issued just 12 months after Bellevue House in Arbroath was formally opened to provide an important base for all agencies who are involved in child protection in Angus.

Offering an integrated service to benefi t and protect vulnerable children and their families, there is around 30 staff based at Bellevue. They comprise Tayside Police’s family protection unit (including domestic abuse experts), Angus Council’s specialist child protection team and NHS Tayside’s senior nurse in child protection. Social work staff are also ‘‘in-house’’ and have a responsibility to monitor children’s care plans and operating case conferences.

A joint approach to child protection work and training has long been the norm in all parts of Tayside, but Bellevue House brought further integration to the agencies concerned. The facility also provides a bespoke, comfortable environment for the professionals to work with often troubled and traumatised children and families.

In its report HM Inspectorate recognised that at risk children in Angus received effective help, which improved their lives as a result.

Effective relationships between local authority, police and health partners were acknowledged, as were inter-agency guidelines to direct and support staff. Also seen as a strength was the partnership working to raise public awareness of child protection and where people could report concerns.

Doorstoppers is designed to give reassurance, reduce the fear of crime, as well as reducing incidents of doorstep crime in Angus under the banner of Education, Empowerment, Enforcement – Make Your Doorstep a Barrier Not a Gateway.

The initiative is supported by Tayside Police, Angus Council and Help the Aged, who are concerned that many incidents go unreported and hope to encourage people to be vigilant and contact the authorities when they are suspicious of callers at their door or believe they have been a victim of doorstep crime.

Doorstep crime can be boguscallers, distraction theft, phoney tradesmen and aggressive selling. Doorstoppers offers a platformfor people to speak about their experiences and engenderconfi dence amongst older people to safely deal with such incidents.

Training information is alsosupplied to banks, post offi ces and building societies advising themto be vigilant in relation to any out of the ordinary or unexplained movement on older customers’accounts.

The Doorstoppers initiative alsoreceived valuable support from the Social Work Department, Tayside

Fire & Rescue Service, NHSTayside and other statutory andvoluntary organisations in Angus.

Furthermore, in June Angusbecame the fi rst area in Scotlandto establish No Cold Calling Zonesand by the end of March therewere well in excess of 100 zonesin operation in the county in adetermined effort to freeze out thecold caller. It is believed to be thelargest number of No Cold Callingzones in the UK.

Houses within such areas displaywindow stickers and there aresigns in the area, which all makeclear that would-be door-to-doorsellers are not welcome.

Chief Superintendent Bill Harkinssaid,

‘‘Doorstep crime often involves theelderly or vulnerable members ofour community. Doorstoppers is atrue partnership, with a numberof other local partner agencies,organisations and the voluntarysector, aimed at raising awareness and reducing these types ofincidents.

‘‘We work closely withNeighbourhood Watch and aredelighted that their executive inAngus has embraced the conceptof No Cold Calling Areas as part ofthe overall campaign to improvecommunity safety in Angus.’’

WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE BEST IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES

Protecting the more vulnerable residents in our community – the elderly

among them – and improving their quality of life is the motivation

behind Doorstoppers, a multi-faceted multi-agency strategy which was

launched in Angus in April.

SAY NO TO DOORSTEP CALLERS

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As salmon fi shing began on the rivers North and South

Esk in February, Tayside Police and the area’s water

bailiffs launched Operation Salmo in an effort to

combat salmon poaching in the area.

Tayside Police wildlife offi cers and bailiffs from the North and South

Esk share intelligence in an effort to build as strong a case as

possible against poachers to put a case before the area Procurator

Fiscal. Additionally, the agencies combine to mount operations in

identifi ed problem areas.

Tayside Police in Angus, as in other

areas of the Force, have a continuous

focus on tackling underage drinking.

Operation Dry Up 2006 began on April

1 and within six weeks offi cers had re-

covered more than 180 litres of alcohol

from children and young people across

the County.

During that same period a licensee in Arbroath was reported twice for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years of age and adults in Montrose were reported for buying alcohol for children.

In a fi ve-week period covering the run up to Christmas and through to the New Year, offi cers

in Angus confi scated more than 100 litres of alcohol, including one single seizure of 25 litres of lager in Monifi eth on New Year’s Day.

Operation Dry Up endeavours to tackle the root causes of underage drinking as well as detecting the youngsters involved and the adults who are irresponsible enough to provide them with alcohol.

Divisional Commander Bill Harkins said,

‘‘Angus is in no way unique when it comes to incidents of underage drinking, but that should not dull our senses to the obvious harm that such behaviour does to the individual and to the community.

‘‘Youngsters who drink, invariably to excess, very often become involved in antisocial and some-times criminal behaviour. Perhaps this mirrors the behaviour of certain adults who over-indulge with alcohol. But I am also concerned that a drunken child is a vulnerable child and they are susceptible to the behaviour of others around them as well as to the harm they are doing them-selves from a health perspective.

‘‘Our efforts to tackle this problem will continue, but it is incumbent upon the adults in their households to take an interest in where these children are at any given time, who they are with and what they are doing.’’

Pubs across Angus have been invited to join the Best Bar

None Scheme, which was launched in March by the Focus

on Alcohol Angus project. The awards scheme invited pub

and club owners to rate their premises on various factors,

including prevention of crime and disorder and public safety.

Once assessed, all those who attain the desired standards are able to

promote their success in the scheme. The scheme has been seen to make

an important contribution to reducing the risk of alcohol-related harm,

disorder and crime in areas where it already operates – including Dundee.

Tayside Police in Angus, as in other

areas of the Force, have a continuous

focus on tackling underage drinking.

Operation Dry Up 2006 began on April

1 d i hi i k ffi h d

in Angus confi scated more than 100 litres of alcohol, including one single seizure of 25 litres of lager in Monifi eth on New Year’s Day.

Operation Dry Up endeavours to tackle the root

‘‘Youngsters who drink, invariably to excess, very often become involved in antisocial and some-times criminal behaviour. Perhaps this mirrorsthe behaviour of certain adults who over-indulge

OPERATION DRY UP

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The former Letham Police station andconnected police house underwent a major refurbishment in 2006 to form new offi ce premises that accommodate the policeand Angus Council Community SafetyTeam staff. Community wardens are nowbased alongside police offi cers and will help tackle anti-social behaviour in parts of Angus identifi ed by the safety team,Tayside Police and, of course, the public.

This arrangement also ensures that there are opportunities for police offi cers and community wardens to patrol together inthe community. Police support staff arealso employed at the new offi ce to assist

ers of the public between 2pm and n weekdays.

nal Commander, Chiefntendent Bill Harkins said,

working relationship that we continue elop with our partners at Angusl is excellent and the new facility

ther example of our joint approach at tackling local problems.

‘‘I fi rmly believe that partnership working is the only way to achieve true success in the fi ght against anti-social behaviour.’’

That shared view is given further strength with the news that Monifi eth, Friockheim and Muirhead are set to benefi t from similar shared ventures.

A report was submitted to Tayside Joint Police Board in January to advise them that agreement had been reached between the police and local authority to co-locate services at an ACCESS offi ce in Monifi eth High Street. This move will improve joint working and public access.

To the same end police staff at existing police stations in Friockheim and Muirhead will be joined by council staff.

Shared facilities, under the umbrella of the Angus Community Safety Partnership, are already fi rmly established elsewhere – including the Community Safety Team sharing with police offi cers and staff at Kirriemuir Police Station; the Bellevue House Child Protection Facility at Arbroath; and social work staff being based at Arbroath Police Station.

As well as improved joint working and better public access, such arrangements also provide fi nancial benefi ts for both sides.

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WESTERN DIVISION

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DIVISION

Western Division covers the Perth & Kinross

Council area – taking in an area of almost 2,200

square miles and a population of around 135,000

people.

Divisional HQ is in Barrack Street, Perth, where the Command Team led by Chief Superintendent

Matt Hamilton is based. Matt is assisted by Superintendent Iain Bell, who is in charge of

operational activity in the division and Chief Inspector Hamish Macpherson, who is responsible

for support functions in Perth & Kinross. Detective Chief Inspector Roddy Ross is in charge of the

Criminal Investigation Department. Inspector Ken Brown leads the Divisional Road Policing Unit.

Perth & Kinross is divided into fi ve separate sections for policing purposes –

Section 1 Perth & Landward

Section 2 Blairgowrie

Section 3 Crieff

Section 4 Kinross

Section 5 Pitlochry

Chief Superintendent Matt HamiltonChief Superintendent Matt Hamilton

WESTERN DIVISION


It is a huge event and one that is not just popular with lovers of music, it is also popular with the offi cers of TaysidePolice who enjoy the annual festival andgood-natured way in which it continues to thrive.

Chief Superintendent Matt Hamiltonwas delighted to see The Who headline the event in 2006, more than 30 yearsafter he last saw them live in Ayrshire at Auchlinleck Community Centre.

He was even more delighted that theevent was once again a success inrespect of the policing operation. Arrests– 70 in total – were down on 2005.Custody cases were also signifi cantly down from 30 to 16 which gave a strong indication that offences were generally ofa more minor nature.

The 2006 event was the fastest selling festival in the UK and it is now regarded as one of the most acclaimed music

events on the international festivalcircuit. Indeed, fans voted the 2006 event– the tenth at Balado - the Best MajorFestival at the UK Festival Awards for thesecond year running.

He said, ‘‘Once again it was a verysuccessful, very good-spirited T in thePark, with the overwhelming majority of revellers enjoying what was a terrifi c event. With planning startingin September 2005, we worked more closely than ever before with theorganisers and other agencies for what was the biggest event yet.

‘‘This year’s event will be bigger still and we look forward to the challenge that brings and are confi dent that the reputation of both the event and Tayside Police will be enhanced still further.’’

Planning the police operation for thisyear’s event began almost as soon as the last reveller packed up and left Balado in

2006. Attendance capacity has increasedfrom 75,000 to 80,000 for Saturday and Sunday of this year’s event.

In all more than 180 artists will perform across 11 stages in the arena, which also houses fairground attractions and food and drink outlets.

There will also be artists playing onthe Friday evening for the fi rst time for those who are camping at the event. The campsite capacity will also increasefrom 50,000 to 60,000. Clearly, policing numbers will increase accordingly, fromthe 300-plus that were on duty at lastyear’s event.

Chief Superintendent Hamilton

said, ‘‘With planning at an advanced stage for this year, it is clear that T in the Park 2007 will be the biggest and best attended yet. Rather than problems,I believe this presents Tayside Police and its partners with an exceptional

opportunity to demonstrate that we arethe experts when it comes to policing major high profi le events.’’

Geoff Ellis, Managing Director of

organisers DF Concerts said,

“T in the Park has an excellent safety record and is considered one of the bestorganised festivals in the world. Thisis in no small part due to the fantasticrelationship between the organisers,Tayside Police and other local agencies. At T in the Park, there is a real team mentality and everyone works extremely hard to ensure that year on year weproduce an event of exceptional qualitythat is also a fun, relaxed and safe environment for music fans. We lookforward to working with Tayside Policeonce again in 2007 to deliver our biggest and best year yet.”

To gauge some idea of the growing success of

T in the Park within the Tayside area, one need

only look at the announcement by the event’s

organisers that the 2007 event will see Balado

become Scotland’s sixth largest city for a weekend.

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The purpose of Homesafe is to address peak-time anti-social

behaviour and criminality – predominantly between 10pmbehaviour and criminality – predo

and 2am Thursday to Saturday.

Hamilton said,Chief Superintendent Matt H

it allows us to maximise‘‘Homesafe is a success because

einforces our effortsour presence on the streets and r

. By analysing wherein preventing and detecting crime

to put our offi cers intoincidents take place, we are able t

rovides the public withthe areas of greatest need. This p

e presence and can nipthe reassurance of a visible police

otherwise grow into adisorder in the bud when it might

more serious incident.”

n identify issues,Through Homesafe, the police can

me economy and thenparticularly relating to the night ti

ng the local authority andwork with other partners, includin

hese problems.licensees to fi nd ways of solving t

when Homesafe was inDuring three months of summer w

ertook focused patrols inoperation, uniformed offi cers und

icensees and their staffidentifi ed areas and liaised with li

s of the public to offerand stewards, as well as member

ke action when required.safety and security advice and tak

high-visibility patrols wereOver the festive season, targeted

nce indicated required thedeployed into areas that intelligen

the patrols, violent crimegreatest attention. As a result of t

of dishonesty by 75%.was reduced by 30% and crimes o

OPERATIONHOMESAFE

Following widespread acclaim

for previous successful

initiatives, Operation Homesafe

returned to the city centre

streets of Perth and, indeed,

to all parts of Perthshire and

Kinross, where there was

evidence of alcohol-related

crime and antisocial behaviour.


s such courtesy, empathy and p g us such c‘‘ Your police constables gave usunderstanding beyond all expectations. Everyone should be understanding beyond all expecproud of your Force.’’ – AG, Perth

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CLOSING THE DOOR ON BOGUS CALLERSThe Perth & Kinross area is not alone

when it comes to the nuisance of

bogus callers, but Tayside Police and

its partners were determined to make

life as diffi cult as possible for anyone

seeking to take advantage of residents

for their own illegal gain.

Twelve months ago Tayside Police hosted a seminar in

Perth which attracted more than 100 delegates from

public, private and voluntary sectors to seek ways

of addressing an issue that very often hits the most

vulnerable members of the community hardest.

As well as raising the issue of bogus callers through crime

prevention roadshows, and delivering information packs

to thousands of addresses throughout Perth & Kinross,

Tayside Police has also been targeting the mobile criminal

with a series of road checks throughout the year.

Such activity recognises that bogus callers are often from

outwith the Force area and are ‘well-seasoned’ in their

chosen illegal profession.

In one crackdown last June, offi cers working alongside

Customs and Excise and Department for Work staff

stopped almost 100 suspect vehicles in Perthshire. Several

road traffi c offences were detected and a number of

benefi ts cheats were caught. Such activity also disrupts

the otherwise free movement of travelling criminals

through the area.

Detective Chief Inspector Colin Mackay led the operation.

He said,

‘‘Bogus caller crime has quite rightly been identifi ed as a

strategic priority at both national level and within Tayside.

Although a number of these crimes can be attributed to

travelling groups from outwith our area, it is well known

and accepted that a large number of bogus callers and

workmen also reside in and operate from Tayside. They

commit crime here and in other parts of the country.

‘‘Road checks are successful in terms of what we detect

on the day, but also in terms of the intelligence we gather.

It is something that we do by way of focused operations,

but also through everyday policing throughout the year.’’

In July, more than 100 Neighbourhood Watch

Co-ordinators were invited to a seminar in Perth Concert

Hall by Tayside Police and Trading Standards offi cers, to give

them an overview of doorstep crime and bogus callers.

Chief Superintendent Matt Hamilton and crime prevention

offi cer Donald Campbell offered advice on how to help

deal with bogus callers in what was a series of events

aimed at raising people’s awareness of doorstep crime.

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genuinely sympathetic way p , a genuine‘‘ Your professionalism, but in a was of enormous help to me. As far as I am concerned we was of enormous help to me Asare fortunate in having you in our local Tayside Police.’’ – AT, Perthshire

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Such was the case in mid-December when high winds and torrential rain saw Milnathort and other parts of Perthshire & Kinross badly affected.

Late into the night on December 13, a number of homes in Milnathort were evacuated by the emergency services, working alongside staff from Perth & Kinross Council. It was estimated that some residential properties were submerged by as much as two feet of water as the River Queich failed to cope with a high tide and increasing volume of water and burst its banks.

Most residents found alternative overnight accommodation with friends and relatives elsewhere, but warmth and sustenance was laid on at Kinross High School – with support from the Red Cross and WRVS. Electricity supplies to many homes were also

cut for a time because of the dangers posed by the rising waters.

As well as assisting those residentsin need, Tayside Police was also responsible for closing routes affected by fl ooding and redirecting traffi c. A number of major routes, as well as many minor roads, were affected – including the M90 for a time.

Ten days previously, Perthshire was worst affected by the high winds and torrential rain that affected many parts of the country. Loch Tay burst its banks at Kenmore and fi ve other fl ood warnings were issued for Perthshire. Flood gates on the River Tay at Perth were also closed at high tide on that Sunday.

Fortunately, no one was reported to have been injured as a result of the atrocious December weather.

The phrase ‘It Never Rains But It Pours’ is one

that rings true during particularly inclement

times in Western Division, as heavy and

persistent rainfall can sometimes result in

some of our residents requiring the assistance

of the emergency services.

The phrase ‘It Never Rains But It Pours’ is one

that rings true during particularly inclement

times in Western Division, as heavy and

persistent rainfall can sometimes result in

December deluge in Perth & Kinross

Perth & Kinross is presently home to no fewer than 177

Neighbourhood Watch schemes, all of which are reported

to be active and working to reduce crime and anti-social

behaviour in their areas. Ten of the schemes have been

set up in the last year.

It is true to say there have been greater numbers of schemes in the past, but many were relatively inactive or lacking in support. Over the last year, Tayside Police has worked closely with local communities and the Association of Scottish Neighbourhood Watches to reinvigorate this valuable local service.

The watches are very much community-led, but Tayside Police is proud of the supporting role it has played in encouraging schemes to strengthen local links through community councils, council and tenants’ associations and enhancing communications between Neighbourhood Watches and the police.

Perth & Kinross is presently home to no fewer than 177

N i hb h d W t h h ll f hi h t d

Neighbourhood Watch goes from strength to strength

WESTERN DIVISION


Evidence shows, however, that the increase in recreational motorcyclists on the roads network has also led to an increase in collisions involving motorcyclists. This led Tayside Police to mount a summer safety campaign in Western Division, making full use of high visibility road policing (marked police cars and motorcycles), mobile CCTV and mobile safety cameras.

As well as aiming to reduce the numbers of casualties on the roads, police offi cers also detected a range of traffi c offences, including excessive speed, driving without insurance and vehicle defects.

There was also concern voiced locally about speeding motorcycles and excessive and anti-social noise caused by a minority of motorcyclists in relatively quiet rural areas.

Inspector Ken Brown, Head of Road Policing in

Western Division said,

‘‘Geographically, Tayside offers a good roads network for leisure motorcyclists, but everyone should be able to enjoy the roads safely and sensibly. We spoke to hundreds of motorcyclists during the summer campaign to urge them to drive safely and have consideration for residents in the area.

‘‘As road policing offi cers we feel it is a job well done if we can get that road safety message across and steer someone clear of being involved in an avoidable death or serious injury on our roads.’’

In November, Western Divison linked up with a Perth-based security technology fi rm to trial a digital CCTV system on the bikes of cycle patrol offi cers in the city.

Provided by Scottish Communications Security Technology, the cameras were designed to provide patrol offi cers with the capability to record incidents and events in areas that are not covered by CCTV. As well as being used on regular cycle patrols, the cameras have also been deployed for public processions, football matches and will also make an appearance at T in the Park 2007.

Chief Superintendent Matt Hamilton said,

‘‘We’re an innovative force and our cycle patrol offi cers

are working closely to develop this product. CCTV

continues to be extremely valuable in providing evidence

to detect crime and as a crime deterrent, all of which

helps to lower crime and make our communities safer. I

hope the CCTV bike patrols will enhance our capabilities in

this area still further.’’

MOBILE CCTV UNDER PEDAL POWER

Promoting safe biking in perthshire

Evidence shows, however, that the increase in recreational

The beauty of Perth &

Kinross is a massive draw

for tourists, with thousands

of motorcyclists among the

many people who make a

bee-line for the heart of

Scotland, particularly during

the summer months.


ce) on numerous occasions( p ice) on nu‘‘ …we had to contact (the policand I can honestly say that on every such occasion all the and I can honestly say that on eoffi cers concerned displayed a sympathetic, understanding and constructive attitude…’’ – JE, Perthshire

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Six men from the Liverpool area were arrested in connection with

the recovery of heroin, cannabis and cash in Dundee as drugs squad

offi cers made the fi rst of many signifi cant seizures carried out through

the course of the year.

Doorstoppers, a multi-agency strategy aimed at reducing incidents

of doorstep crime launched in Angus. Its aim is to improve life quality

for older people in the community who can fi nd themselves victim to

bogus callers, phoney tradesmen and aggressive sellers, as well as

distraction theft. Under the scheme, the Angus Neighbourhood Watch

Executive Committee worked to establish No Cold Calling Zones in

certain residential areas of the county.

Another example of joint working came via a leafl et and poster

campaign offering advice about discarded needles and syringes.

The project involved Tayside Police, Dundee City Council, Dundee

Community Safety Partnership, the DUNCAN scheme and

Crimestoppers Scotland.

MAY

Police offi cers in Angus announced that they seized more than

180 litres of alcohol in the fi rst six weeks of Operation Dry Up, an

initiative which also saw police offi cers working closely with Angus

Council, Angus Drugs and Alcohol Action Team, Angus Community

Health Partnership, licensees, and undertaking visits to bars and

off-licences and known under-age drinking dens.

The biggest free concert in Europe – Radio 1s Big Weekend

– rocked Dundee’s Camperdown Park for a weekend with more

than 30,000 revellers over two days enjoying the event. Only one

arrest was made within the venue. Among the many headliners

included Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Pink and the Sugababes.

Well over £300,000 worth of amphetamine and cannabis were

recovered in a police operation that encompassed Perthshire and

Dundee as the Force continued its offensive against drug dealers.

JUNE

Emergency services, the railway authorities, NHS Tayside, Dundee

City Council and other agencies participated in an emergency

exercise at Dundee Railway Station. The event was aimed at testing

the multi-agency approach to dealing with a serious rail incident.

Sea Cadets, British Red Cross and St Andrews ambulance staff

played the roles of victims in the mock incident.

Heroin with a street value of £80,000 was recovered during a

planned operation in the Perth area and a local man was arrested

in connection with the incident.

Doug Cross, Director of Corporate Services, was awarded the OBE

in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to the police.

JULY

Cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine worth around £140,000 were

recovered by offi cers during a search of a house in Dundee. Two

men and a woman were arrested in connection with the incident.

Eastern Division took a lead as Tayside Police implemented powers

to seize vehicles being driven without insurance or a driving

licence. In July, a month after the launch, the Force reveals that

more than 40 vehicles – including a horse transporter – were taken

from their owners with the threat of being crushed if the correct

documentation was not produced in the allotted time.

More than 100 Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators from across

Perthshire and Kinross attended a seminar designed to give them a

detailed view on doorstep crime and bogus callers from police and

Trading Standards offi cers. It was one of a number of seminars held

throughout the year by Tayside Police.

AUGUST

Tayside Police in Dundee joined forces with other emergency

services and public utility organisations at Baluniefi eld

Training Centre, to advise pupils from across the city how to be

SafeTaysiders. In what is a fi rmly established annual event, pupils

participated in simulated scenarios designed to test their reactions

and educate them about what to do when faced with challenging

situations relating to safety.

Drugs Squad offi cers continued their disruption of illicit drug

dealing with fi ve, six and seven-fi gure recoveries in the space

of ten days. One operation saw Tayside offi cers working closely

with colleagues at Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire

Constabulary to recover heroin, amphetamine, fi rearms and

stolen vehicles.

Tayside Police Pipe Band maintained their fi ne form by securing

second place in the Grade Two Section of the World Pipe Band

Championships in Glasgow. 50,000 spectators were attracted to the

event where well over 200 pipe bands drawn from across the globe

were in competition. At the end of a Centenary year festooned with

accolades and silverware, the Tayside pipers achieved ‘Premier

League’ status with their promotion to Grade 1.

SEPTEMBER

Swizzlesticks and lollipops! Freshers at Dundee University Students

Union who left their drinks unattended returned to fi nd a personal

safety message in their tipple – a swizzlestick with the slogan Next

Time It Could Be Drugs. The scheme was a joint venture between

Tayside Police Crime Reduction Unit and the Students’ Association

at the University. Meanwhile, in a joint venture with Angus Council

and Angus Drug and Alcohol Action Team, police offi cers in

Montrose were handing out free lollipops in a bid to counter late

night noise and anti-social behaviour in town.

The Force’s Road Safety team took the initiative in a bid to make

parents aware of changes in child car seat and restraint legislation.

The team undertook a series of roadshows across the region to

make adults aware of the new laws.

Licensed premises in Tayside joined Tayside Police in a major

initiative – under the Know The Score banner - to raise awareness

in young people about the risks of taking cocaine. Twenty pubs and

clubs across the region, along with Drugs Awareness Offi cers, took

part in the weekend event, which was mirrored by similar activities

in Strathclyde.

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OCTOBER

Cocaine worth £50,000 was recovered and arrests made in Dundee

days after the September Know the Score Cocaine Awareness

Campaign.

Tayside Police, Angus Council and Tayside Fire & Rescue Service

teamed up to present a seminar on safety and security for

the Angus farming and rural communities. Issues such as fi re

prevention, the Doorstoppers initiative – aimed at discouraging

bogus callers and unscrupulous salespeople and wildlife crime

were all on the agenda as well as other problems specifi c to the

rural Angus communities.

Chief Constable John Vine accompanied deserving recipients

from the region at Edinburgh Castle where their public-spirited

behaviour was recognised at the First Minister’s Reception. In all

seven people from Tayside were honoured, including 14-year-old

Megan Hassett, who provided crucial assistance to police in Forfar

when she spotted a robbery in progress at shop premises. As a

result of her alertness, three men were arrested and thousands of

pounds worth of property recovered.

NOVEMBER

Guided by valuable information from the public as well as other

intelligence, Tayside Police undertakes a four-week long campaign

aimed at targeting low-level drug dealers. Following almost 100

separate raids as part of Operation Perdition, offi cers made a total

of 44 arrests, recovered £46,000 worth of drugs and seized cash

assets totalling £36,000.

Cycle patrol offi cers in Perth achieve a Scottish fi rst when they

trial digital CCTV system mounted on their bikes. Perth-based

company Scottish Communications Security Technology supplied

the equipment to allow the offi cers to record events and incidents

in areas where no CCTV is currently operating.

Amstel – two-year-old German Shepherd from Holland – becomes

the fi rst general purpose dog to be recruited into Tayside Police

Dog Section from overseas.

DECEMBER

About 2000 secondary school pupils in Dundee attend Safe Drive

Stay Alive - a hard-hitting road show at the Whitehall Theatre,

which is designed to make them think hard about road safety

before they pass their driving tests and to make it a priority when

they do. The event was jointly funded by Tayside Police and its

partners.

Tayside Police Drugs Branch recovered heroin with an estimated

street value of £260,000 in an operation in Dundee. Cash is also

seized and two men from the Liverpool area charged in connection

with the incident.

Atrocious weather conditions lead to fl ooding in areas of Perth

& Kinross. Emergency services, working with the local authority

evacuated a number of residential properties in the worst affected

areas, including Milnathort and Kinross. A number of roads are

blocked as a result of the deluge and resulting fl oods.

JANUARY

The new Letham Police and Community Access Offi ce opens in the

Angus village. It is a joint venture between the police and Angus

Council, which sees police offi cers and community wardens sharing

facilities and working more closely than ever before.

Angus-based offi cers also took delivery of a defi brillator machine

– courtesy of a charitable donation from the Order of St John. The

machine is used to administer assistance to heart attack victims

and – whilst the hope is that it will never be required – it could

offer life-saving early intervention in the event that someone

suffers a heart attack.

FEBRUARY

A record breaking month for the Force as Drugs Branch offi cers

recover cocaine with an estimated street value of £300,000 in

Dundee and then, within two weeks seize heroin with a street value

of £500,000 in Perth. Both represent the largest single seizures

in the Force’s history and, allied to arrests and cash seizures,

send a clear message to drugs dealers that Tayside Police will do

everything within its power to disrupt the traffi cking of drugs.

On Valentine’s Day, Tayside Police four-legged force ‘‘volunteered’’

their services to help save the lives of canine casualties and poorly

pups by registering as blood donors They joined other Scottish

police dogs to help tackle a national shortage of blood supplies.

The Scottish Executive announce that, following a successful pilot

project in Tayside, new powers to impose fi xed penalty notices for

anti-social behaviour will be rolled out across Scotland. Around

7000 fi xed penalty notices have been issued in Tayside for offences

such as breach of the peace, urinating in a public place and

drinking in public places where it is banned, since the pilot began.

MARCH

In another groundbreaking move, Tayside Police became the fi rst

Scottish force to seek the assistance of a popular internet website

in efforts to trace a missing person. Adam McTavish has been

missing from his Perthshire home since 1999 and on what marked

his 46th Birthday, detectives renewed their appeal and set up a site

on MySpace.com to try and gain fresh information on Adam.

Funds raised through the sale of 3000 commemorative tie-pins

featuring the G8 and Tayside Police logos to police staff –

throughout the UK - reach £6000 and are handed to the Children’s

Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and the Northern Police

Convalescent Home in Auchterarder.

Drugs branch offi cers seize heroin with a street value of £60,000

in Dundee.

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Headquarters Division is based in Dundee.

The division provides corporate functions

on behalf of the Force covering many areas

of service provision, development and

improvement.

Departments within HQ Division include –

Airwave, Corporate Communications & Planning, Business Change

& Improvement, Media Services & Web Development, Performance

Management, Executive Support, Firearms Licensing, Police Forensics

Science Laboratory, and Special Projects.

The Command team is led by Chief Superintendent Clive Murray. He is assisted by Superintendent Gavin Robertson, and Chief Inspectors Colin MacKay, Kevin Lynch, Hugh Robson and Alison Kennedy.

The accolade, which applies for three years,demonstrates a high standard of service by its recipient in actively engaging with customers, partners and staff; being fair and accessible to everyone and promoting choice; continuous improvement and development; effective and imaginativeuse of resources; contributing to improvingopportunities and quality of life in the community; and setting standards andperforming well.

Tayside Police recognises that, as well as tackling crime, it has a signifi cant role toplay in helping to address quality of life issues, including nuisance, vandalism andother anti-social behaviour.

The Charter Mark assessor commended

Tayside Police on its partnership andcommunity working, as well as its efforts, with other agencies, to acquire additional funding. The Charter Mark report alsoacknowledged the Force’s use of new technology and its call handling systems.

The Force has embraced the principlesof Best Value and Community Planning– as required by the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 – and has madesignifi cant advances into clearly showing how Tayside Police aims tocontinually improve our service through acomprehensive programme of engagement,consultation, performance monitoring andevaluation. This wealth of evidence helps to direct planning for the future of the police service in Tayside.

The police service is subject to continuous change, both internally and externally and issubject to greater scrutiny than ever before. Tayside Police has a duty to ensure that itspolicies and procedures receive constantreview and improvement to meet existing and future challenges.

Somewhat ironically, this rigorous assessment and evaluation process has resulted in Tayside Police choosing notto seek a sixth successive Charter MarkAward. This is due to the signifi cant demandthat collating information places upon staff,who are invariably involved in assisting other internal and statutory external inspection processes.

CHARTER MARKLANDMARK

HEADQUARTERS DIVISION

Tayside Police was accredited the Charter Mark Award for the fi fth time

in succession in 2006, becoming only the second Force to attain fi ve

successive awards, having fi rst attained its Charter Mark status in 1993.

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CLIVE MURRAYCHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CLIVE MURRAY

HEADQUARTERS DIVISION


Amongst the report’s key fi ndings was praise that the Force had made

particular efforts to improve the way it engages with communities; and

undertaken a signifi cant review of custody facilities so as to improve

accommodation for prisoners.

HMIC also reported that Tayside Police had demonstrated strong new

approaches to change management and tackling anti-social behaviour.

The Inspectorate also examined Tayside Police’s arrangements for the G8

World Leader’s Summit in 2005 and praised the Force for meeting their

objectives and gaining recognition from within the UK and from overseas.

In his report, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Andrew Brown

said;

‘‘I was pleased to see that all the recommendations which were made in

HMIC’s primary inspection of Tayside Police (in 2002) could be discharged,

confi rming the Force’s commitment to continuous improvement.

‘‘The Force had a challenging year in 2005 with its responsibilities for

policing the G8 Summit and the fact that so many areas of development

have been tackled while dealing with that challenge is a credit to the Chief

Constable and all his staff.’’

Tayside Police is proud to serve a diverse, multi

ethnic and culturally rich region and strives to

ensure that all the community’s diversities are

recognised and respected when it comes to

delivering a service for everyone.

Diversity is not only about race or religion. Indeed there are six equallyimportant areas of diversity, which are – Age, Disability (physical, mentaland sensory), gender, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation.

In January of this year Tayside Police invited all interested parties tohave a say in the consultation process leading to the publication in Juneof the Force’s Gender Equality Scheme.

Public sessions were held in venues in the Force’s three divisional areasat the start of the year, with Diversity Adviser Nasreen Mohammedinviting further comment via a questionnaire on the Tayside PoliceWebsite.

This follows hard on the heels of the fi rst Tayside Police DisabilityEquality Scheme which was published at the end of 2006, following aperiod of public consultation, which included people with disabilities,carers and those with an interest in disability issues.

People want to know about

Tayside Police and what the

Force is doing – that is the

clear evidence given by the

Force website, which shows

that visits to the site are up

50% from the start of this year.

Tayside.police.uk has received over 200,000visits in the last 12 months, comprising animpressive ten and a half million hits on itspages. At present the site gets an average ofabout 800 visits a day.

Operated by the Web Development Unit, which sounds extravagant but actually amounts to two dedicated members of staff, the website and its internal sister site (or intranet) are updated frequently throughout the day to ensure that the information they carry are current and relevant.

The web team operates from the media services offi ce to ensure that all latest news and appeals for information hit the information superhighway at the same time as they reach the Press.

Users can subscribe to RSS News Feeds so they are alerted when any new items are posted to the site and traffi c and travel information can be updated throughout the day and night in the event of serious incidents and extreme weather.

HER MAJESTY’S INSPECTORATE OF CONSTABULARY HAILS TAYSIDE’S PROGRESS

A FORCE FOR ALL AN INTERNET HIT

sounds extravagant but

A review inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), published

in June, acknowledged the advances Tayside Police had made in response to earlier

recommendations by the Inspectorate on the Force’s activities.

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Headquarters Crime Management is based in

Dundee and comprises a number of specialist

departments, which support the Force by

providing expert knowledge and resources,

especially in the investigation of complex or

serious crime.

HQ Crime Management leads on the co-ordination of crime investigations within and beyondthe Force boundaries. Head of HQ Crime Management is Detective Chief SuperintendentAngela Wilson.

She is supported by Detective Superintendents Jim Cameron and Alan Campbell.

Specialist departments within Crime Management include the Drugs Branch, Analyst Unit,Family Protection Unit, Financial Investigation Unit, Force Intelligence Bureau, Fraud Branch,Holmes Unit, Identifi cation Branch, Police Mortuary and Special Branch

HEADQUARTERS CRIME MANAGEMENT

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

has proved extremely valuable in

holding criminals to account by

seizing cash and assets that would

otherwise be used to fund a life of

crime.

Between April 2006 and March 2007, Tayside Police’s fi nancial investigators worked on a number of drugs traffi cking cases and restrained assets of more than £455,000, which will be subject of a confi scation hear-ing. Asset confi scation cases are time and resource intensive – sometimes taking up to three years to reach conclusion. But ultimately they can take away a criminal’s means of investing in any future criminal enterprises.

During the same period, Tayside Police’s Financial Intel-ligence Unit dealt with almost 30 cash seizures, totalling almost £110,000. This is cash that is either the proceeds of crime or intended for use in criminal activities.

Cash and liquefi ed assets are remitted to the Consoli-dated Fund of the Scottish Executive and are not held by individual police forces.

The Proceeds of Crime Act 20

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holding criminals to account

HITTING CRIMINALS WHERE IT HURTS

DETECTIVE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT ANGELA WILSONDETECTIVE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT ANGELA WILSON



Clearly such success is greeted with a great deal of satisfaction, butthat is tempered with the knowledge that illicit drugs are more widelyavailable throughout the UK – including our region – than ever before.Furthermore, the number of deaths by drugs overdose rose sharply in the12 months of this report and that fi gure too would have been more thandoubled but for medical intervention.

Drug dealing and drug addiction are complicit in affecting other areasof crime. In Tayside there was an increase in robbery and attemptedrobbery resulting from users’ desperation for funds to feed their habit.It is reassuring then to know that detection rates for this type of crimeremains particularly high, not least because of the forensic opportunitiesthey afford.

During 2006-2007 a staggering 10,000-plus pieces of drugs intelligencewere logged by the Force – which is testament in no small way to theassistance that the public provides in helping to weed out the dealers intheir community.

In February the weight of drugs recovered by Tayside offi cers – just over9.5kg signifi cantly exceeded the total for the entire previous fi nancialyear (8.6kg).

This was for the most part thanks to the recovery of 4.5kg of heroinin one single swoop by Drugs Branch offi cers and Central Division’sAntisocial Behaviour team who recovered cocaine with a street value ofmore than £250,000 in a single incident. Both were record recoveries forthe Tayside area.

In 12 months Tayside Police has seized around 20kg of Class A Drugsfrom dealers.

Tayside Police works closely with police forces in other parts of the UK– notably this year Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire – toact against major drugs dealers who are looking to peddle drugs in theTayside area.

In August heroin and amphetamine with an estimated street valueof £1,250,000 was recovered by Tayside Drugs Branch offi cers in anoperation in Wigan. This followed signifi cant drugs recoveries and arrestsdays earlier in Dundee. Firearms and stolen vehicles were also uncoveredin the Wigan operation.

In May, more than 30kgs of amphetamine (then a Class B Drug) and akilogram of cannabis worth a combined £300,000 were recovered aftera car was stopped by Drugs Branch offi cers on the outskirts of Perthfollowing a surveillance operation. A 45-year-old Dundee man wassubsequently jailed for fi ve years.

Tayside Police is acutely aware that ‘‘lower level’’ street dealers havea major impact on the community and have targeted offensives in thisdirection too.

Operation Perdition – a four-week intensive intelligence-led campaign of

enforcement aimed at local dealers resulted in 44 arrests, the recoveryof almost £50,000 of drugs and seizure of cash assets worth almost £40,000.

Whilst led by the Drugs Branch, the initiative heavily involved offi cers from across Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross as almost 100 raids at home addresses were carried out.

Detective Sergeant Dave Barclay, who co-ordinated the operation said,

‘‘It was undoubtedly one of the most intensive periods of drugs enforcement mounted in Tayside. I have no doubt that we disrupted the activities of a signifi cant number of dealers and it is something that we will continue to do, with assistance and information from the law-abiding public.’’

The scourge of drugs cannot be addressed by enforcement alone andTayside Police is also committed, with its partner agencies, to trying to solve drugs related issues through harm reduction measures and education.

Force Drugs Co-ordinator, Inspector Wendy Symington has publicly voiced Tayside Police’s concerns about the increasing number of drugs-related deaths on numerous occasions in the past year, which is signifi cantly in excess of the previous 12-months’ fi gure. In 2006-07 there were 37 confi rmed or suspected drugs deaths across Tayside as compared to 29 in 2005-06.

She said, ‘‘The fi gures are deeply concerning and we must all rememberthat – whatever strongly held views we have for those involved in drug abuse – the loss of any life is a tragedy, whatever the circumstances. Users are playing a game of chance every time they take drugs becausethey quite simply do not know what they are taking or in what purity.

‘‘Heroin purity has increased from about 15% to as much as 70% in thelast 20 years or so, which presents its own risks. But as to what the remainder is can be anyone’s guess apart from the dealer who cares fornothing but cash.

‘‘I would appeal to anyone who is with someone who is having an overdose to do the right thing and call 999 immediately. But for theexpertise of medical staff in Tayside there would have been many, many more grieving families over the past year.’’

Targeting the Drugs DealersTayside Police’s Drugs Branch Offi cers, working ever more closely with

colleagues across the Force area have achieved some remarkable results in

terms of recoveries and arrests during the last fi nancial year. These have come

by way of intelligence-led operations and thorough day-to-day policing.


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Everyone in our community

has a right to be heard.

Everyone, whatever their ethnic or religious background, should have an expectation that their police service will listen to their voice and work together to ensure that all our communities are safe.

That is why my role and that of my colleague – Detective Constable Mark Charnley – as the two offi cers of the Special Branch Community Contact Unit is so relevant to us all.

The unit, initiated fi rst as a pilot project and then permanently established in 2006, aims to create channels of communication with minority communities where previously none existed, or where they were not as strong as they might have been.

Our work enhances that of our community liaison colleagues across the Tayside area, whether in Dundee City Centre or Kinloch Rannoch.

The catalyst for the community contact unit’s formation was the terrorist attacks in London

in July 2005. Subsequently it was found that there were signs in the communitiesthat attacks were being planned, but theseindicators were at a level which did not reach the police intelligence radar.

Intelligence and information does not always relate to a crime or an offence. It can relate to small, seemingly insignifi cant, incidents, or changes in behaviour that can becomeapparent when pieced together.

Our aim is to provide reassurance throughcommunity contact whilst at the same timeimproving intelligence gathering opportunities. We seek to establish a two-way dialoguewith people of all faiths and cultures through increased police-community contact, whetheras individuals, at the local shop, places of worship, or seats of learning.

We do not seek to infl uence anyone’s religious beliefs. Nor do we ‘‘spy on’’ or monitor the politically active individuals or lawful political or single issue groups.

We would be poor spies to publicise thework we do in such an open way. We are

attached to Special Branch, but Special Branchdoes not mean Secret Branch and we havebeen steadfastly open about our aims andintentions.

Our work is always rewarding and at timesvery challenging. The vast majority of peoplewho we have had contact with over the pastyear or so have been positive about our roleand appreciate the need for improving contactbetween the police and minority communities.A small minority have been suspicious and Iwould urge them to speak with us and workwith us to understand the purpose of thecommunity contact unit.

To work for the Tayside community isrewarding and we enjoy engaging with avaried cross-section of our society, often withpeople from different faiths and backgrounds.Listening to them ensures that we as policeoffi cers and as a police service can have anever-increasing understanding of the diverseand multi-cultural community that we live in.

SPECIAL BRANCH COMMUNITY CONTACT UNITBY DETECTIVE CONSTABLE BRIAN YOUNG



Protecting Children in Tayside...In 2006, Tayside Police

carried out an evaluation of

its processes in respect of

child protection.

Entitled – Safe and Sound? the report gathered information from the police’s own data banks and from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of education’s inspection of child protection service in Angus to establish how effective Tayside Police are at protecting children and ensuring their needs are met.

The report is designed to build upon Tayside Police’s long-standing commitment and signifi cant successes in this area to ensure continuous improvement and development in child protection.

It states that the force has become more proactive in identifying where there are concerns for children and acting to protect them, rather than merely investigating an incident after it has happened. Work in this area is ongoing to ensure early intervention where circumstances dictate it is necessary.

To this end an awareness package, which is also being utilised at the Scottish Police College, is currently being delivered across the Force.

A pilot project aimed at improving information gathering, recording, management and sharing has also been extremely worthwhile and is set to be rolled out force wide to ensure that information is handled correctly and consistently.

With two co-located specialist child protection units in Tayside (Seymour Lodge, Dundee and Bellevue House, Arbroath), in addition to contributing to a wealth of partnership fora and initiatives the report was in no doubt about Tayside Police’s investment in multi-agency working.

It also recognised the immense amount of work being carried out in the Tayside communities, with several initiatives through which the police interact with children and young people. There is also a section on the Tayside Police website that is dedicated to child protection.

Tayside Police – working closely with the University of Dundee - is investing heavily in specialist staff development in relation to carrying out investigative interviews of children. Although they are local initiatives, they also have relevance to developments at a national level.

Safe and Sound? recognises the priority that Tayside Police gives child protection issues from the highest level and throughout the workforce. This has resulted in the Force being at the forefront of various initiatives – co-located units and national pilot projects among them.

Sergeant Doug Gray has been instrumental in the development of Tayside Police’s comprehensive approach to child protection. He fi rst became involved with Child Protection in 1991 having joined the Force in 1980, after working as a Medical Laboratory Scientifi c Offi cer at Ninewells Hospital.

He was the fi rst male offi cer to become a member of the Child and Female Specialist Enquiry Section. After a spell in uniform and CID, Doug returned to the sphere of child protection in 1996 and was based with the Family Protection Unit for four years when he moved to Crime Management and took on responsibility for child protection strategy and training.

In the time since, Doug has fi rmly established himself as one of the leading authorities in his fi eld. He undertook a two-year secondment as a Teaching Fellow to the University of Dundee’s Department of Child Care and Protection, a role that extended his teaching duties Scotland-wide.

He also attained a post-graduate diploma in child protection studies with distinction and a Master of Philosophy degree in child protection studies.

Furthermore, Doug has been a member of an international faculty delivering child forensic interview training to police offi cers, social workers and psychologists from Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia.

Earlier this year, he was joined by his children David and Lorna as Chief Constable Vine presented him with a Certifi cate of Merit in recognition of his services to child protection.

Doug has now taken up the post of Assistant Child Protection Co-ordinator with Dundee City Council and leaves his friends and colleagues at Tayside Police with a legacy of expertise that will ensure that this Force continues to be at the fore of the Scottish child protection system.


has made a huge difference( y p )r) has ma‘‘ (the community police offi cer) to our local community already and I have every faith that heto our local community alreadywill continue to try to do so for the people of this area. Hegenuinely seems to want to help.’’ – JS, Perth

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Tayside Police have a specifi c objective to reduce

road safety casualties and increase safety on our

roads. Whilst every offi cer has a part to play in this,

the Road Policing Unit has a particular responsibility.

The Road Policing is headed by Chief Inspector Sandy Bowman who has overall responsibility and co-ordinates road policing activities across the Force area. Each division has a road policing unit in their area. The offi cers in these undertake patrol duties providing 24 hour cover on the entire roads network.

Road Policing Unit

Tayside Police Road Safety Offi cers again took their Older Road

Users information events throughout the Force area in 2006.

The aim of the events is to highlight some of the dangers that face adults as theygrow older. Participants are given the opportunity to check that their eyesight isup to the necessary standard to drive by reading a number plate from the requireddistance. Furthermore, older drivers are given the chance to test their reactions on the computerised brake reaction tester and take part in a short Highway Code quiz.

‘FIT’ FOR THE ROADWORDS OF APPRECIATION

ming to rest on its roof in a y , y oming to ‘‘ My car left the road, fi nally coditch and your offi cers prompt arrival after members of ditch and your officers prompt athe public had phoned in to report the accident was a great relief to me.’’ – AS, Kirriemuir

ROAD POLICING UNIT


Promoting Safer Biking in TaysideIt’s a startling fact of life that over 28,000 motorcyclists are killed or seriously injured in the UK each year.

As a result, in April 2006 Tayside Police invited motorcyclistsin the Tayside area to become safer bikers by taking part inthe Bike Safe programme.

Bike Safe is an initiative run by police forces throughout theUnited Kingdom who work with the whole of the biking worldto help lower the number of motorcycle rider casualties. Thecourse involved participants attending a classroom theorysession where they picked up safer riding tips, advice aboutriding in groups, and learnt about basic roadside fi rst aid. Thecourse fi nished with an on the road ride-out session with apolice motorcyclist.

In-Car Child Safety in the SpotlightTayside Police road safety offi cers held a series of special child car seat clinics throughout the last year, to ensure that seats were correctly fi tted in vehicles. The road safety team welcomed a large number of drivers, who regularly carry child passengers in their vehicles, at the free check-ups.

During checks by Tayside Police in 2005, only 15% of the childcar seats were fi tted correctly, 64% of seats checked requiredsome adjustment, 16% were incompatible for the child or thevehicle and 5% were condemned because they were too old,damaged, incomplete, or did not meet the European standard.

Marian Scott, Road Safety Co-ordinator for the Force said,

‘‘As those who have taken advantage of the clinics will testify,we were not looking to catch people out. We want to givedrivers the right advice and information about how best toensure the safety of their young passengers. It amazes usthat people spend thousands of pounds on buying a car, butdon’t spend any time ensuring that the car seat they use fortheir child actually fi ts correctly.’’

No Insurance? No Licence? No Car!In July 2006 Tayside Police implemented powers to seize vehicles being driven without insurance or a driving licence. Within just one month offi cers seized 42 vehicles from drivers.

Chief Inspector Sandy Bowman, Head of Road Policing inTayside said,

‘‘Without the use of these powers, some of these vehicleswould still have been on our roads. As well as being usedwithout statutory documents the majority of them hadquestionable maintenance histories. By seizing them we haveremoved the immediate risk posed to other road users.’’

A scheme designed to increase children’s road safety

awareness when at school and in the wider community

was again rolled out across the Force area in 2006.

With guidance from Tayside Police’s Road Safety Offi cer, primary school pupils from Angus, Dundee, and Perthshire learn how to highlight issues that affect them locally and raise awareness of road safety matters within their school and the wider community. The campaign offers a platform for children to voice their opinions to adults about what they feel their priorities are in terms of road safety education.

The national Junior Road Safety Offi cer Scheme was developed by Road Safety Scotland and is supported by the Standard Life Assurance Company. Junior Road Safety Offi cers receive support from local Road Safety Offi cers and adult helpers to plan assemblies, notice boards and other road safety related activities throughout the year in offi ce. They also have access, through the Junior Road Safety Offi cer website, to information about local initiatives taking place around Scotland.

Junior Road Safety Officers Appointed


patrolling the area and incidents ofe vehicle p‘‘ I have frequently seen police speeding, in particular, appear to have fallen. It seems only fair that if speeding, in particular, appear tresidents complain about a nuisance, we should be prepared to say ‘well done’ for a good job too.’’ – GM, Montrose

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Champion Life SaversTayside Police Life Saving

Section claimed two major

awards at the Police National

Life Saving Championships in

London during the summer.

The men’s team – comprising Sergeant Jim Leslie and Constables Chris Warmer, Steve Ritchie, Euan Stewart and Detective Constable Graeme Wishart pipped 15 other Forces to win fi rst place in the overall competition and earn the coveted Police Baton.

The team also won the prestigious Sir John Evans Trophy as the highest placed team in

the combined land and water based incidents. Furthermore, Euan Stewart came third in a fi eld of more than 100 competitors in the men’s individual competition.

Superintendent Ken Sinclair, a former captain of the men’s team in Tayside and current National Secretary and Treasurer for Police Life Saving in the UK said,

‘‘This is the fi rst time that a Scottish Force has won these major awards in the 55 year history of the event and to take on and beat the larger forces demonstrates that with the right support, ability and commitment forces like Tayside can compete among the best.’’

Life saving raises and tests key skills to protect and save lives – the core function of all police staff. Acquired skills with water based emergencies are also used in land based incidents, whether they occur in the street or as a result of a vehicle collision or other accident.

Tayside Police aim to promote Road Safety and

contribute to the lowering of casualty fi gures by

highlighting and dealing with a number of issues

which contribute to accidents, such as drink/

drug driving, speeding, seat belts and mobile

phone offences.

Of particular concern are collisions involving

young drivers. The second biggest cause of death

among young people under 25 is as a result of

road accidents.

Since 2003, there have been 138 people killed on

roads in Tayside, and of those, 38 (27.5%) were

aged between 17 and 25 years of age. Of the 38

fatalities, 24 (63.2%) were male and 14 (36.8%)

were female. Of those who were driving, 15

(88.2%) were male and 2 (11.8%) were female.

The remaining 12 young females were in cars

driven by young males.

Additionally, since 2003, there have been 4180

injury collisions on roads in the Tayside Police

area of which 1235 (29.5%) have involved young

people in the 17-25 years age group.

The cost of those accidents, both emotionally

and fi nancially to families, can be enormous.

Road safety campaigns run by Tayside Police

throughout 2006 are crucial in promoting the

road safety message. Figures from 2005, for

example, put the cost of a single fatality on the

roads at £1.6 million.

Despite campaign activity, some drivers chose to

ignore the publicity, advice and common sense

and continued to take risks such as drinking and

driving, speeding, failing to wear a seat belt or

using a mobile phone while driving.

• A man who had been disqualifi ed three times

previously was amongst 84 drivers stopped

for speeding by Tayside Police during a 24-

hour national initiative in April 2006 aimed at

detecting speeding and seatbelt offences. The

24-hour period also saw 66 people detected

having not buckled up on their journey.

Alarmingly, 65 of the speeding offences were

detected in built up areas. One driver was

caught travelling in excess off 60mph in a

30mph zone near Ninewells Hospital.

• As the temperatures soared in August 2006,

so too did the number of people caught drink

driving on Tayside’s roads. Despite repeated

warnings 46 motorists provided a positive

breath test at the roadside. This is a major

increase of 81% when compared with the same

period in 2005.

• One woman in Dundee found the pressure of

negotiating stationary vehicles too much for her

whilst a patrol car was waiting patiently behind

her. She managed to reverse, lose control and

collide with a fence. She was later found to be

almost twice the legal drink drive limit.

• A man was detected speeding at 45mph

through a Perthshire village and was found to

be three and a half times over the drink drive

limit. He had his two children travelling with

him in the car.

• A man driving in Perthshire travelling through a

built-up area was also found to be three and a

half times over the limit…..driving a JCB digger.

Tayside Police Chief Constable, John Vine,

Chairman of the ACPOS Road Policing business

area said,

‘‘These examples are just a snap-shot of some of

the incidents we come across during campaign

activity that we have taken part in throughout the

last year.

‘‘Speeding and failing to wear a seatbelt are both

inherently dangerous choices to make. In the

event of a collision, they cost lives. No one can

fail to be aware of the dangers associated with

speeding, especially in built up areas.

‘‘For this reason, it is important that we

make every effort to remind everyone of their

responsibilities when on the road. Tayside Police

offi cers will be on the look out to ensure that

road safety legislation is being adhered to every

day of the year. Like all Police Forces across the

country, we are committed to achieving casualty

reduction targets set by the Government and

years of hard work and commitment towards this

has contributed towards a downward trend in the

number of those injured on our roads.’’

The tragic consequences of a fatal or serious

road accident are not only dealt with by Tayside

Police offi cers but also by our partners in

Accident and Emergency and Tayside Fire and

Rescue Service.

Brodie Paterson, a Consultant with Tayside

Trauma Team, based at Ninewells Hospital added,

‘‘We see the effects of inappropriate speed.

Whether 30mph in a housing estate or 90mph on

a country road, the effects are not random and

are predictable. We see unnecessary crashes

in the evenings, weekends and during adverse

weather. The cost to people, families and society

is vast. Road accidents are a hidden carnage, yet

the daily death toll on the roads appears to have

little effect on society in general.’’

Scott Bricknal, Tayside Fire and Rescue Service’s

Community Fire Safety Offi cer said that speed

played a signifi cant factor in the trauma

experienced by any casualty involved in a road

traffi c accident.

He said, ‘‘At an incident, fi refi ghters not only have

to consider the visible effects of the scene, but

must assume that casualties have been involved

in three collisions. They are the impact of the

vehicles involved in the incident, the impact of

the casualty’s body colliding with the vehicle’s

interior, and the casualty’s internal organs

colliding with the rib cage.

‘‘Seatbelts are a vital life-saving means of

restraint that signifi cantly enhance the chances of

survival in the event of a road traffi c collision. In

conjunction with other safety mechanisms in the

car, a seatbelt restrains the driver or passenger in

a safer position and lessens the chances of being

trapped should a collision occur.’’

CONTINUING TO TACKLE ROAD CRIMEWorldwide, 1.2 million people are killed on roads every year, almost a quarter of Scotland’s population.

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SEARCH & RESCUE


The 24 strong unit is made up of men andwomen volunteers (all of whom have had at least two years in the police service.They are on-call throughout the year, dayand night, whatever the conditions.

Before joining, recruits have displayed an interest in the basic skills required for the post – gained traditionally through hill walking as a pastime for example. The unit then builds upon those skills via a fi ve-month training programme tobroaden members’ abilities still further.

This includes technical skills that areinvolved with rock-climbing, stretcher lowering, abseiling and rock-climbing. They also acquire additional skills that must be practised regularly such as off-road driving, boat handling, swift-water rescue, fi rst aid and line searching.

A fi nal assessment regarding a new

it’s readiness comes by way of aday exercise in which they mustmany miles dealing with setarios en route, camp each nightdemonstrate their endurance andsuffi ciency.

de Police Search & Rescueonnel were called upon more twice a month during 2006, with opters from the Aeronautical ue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC)d at RAF Kinloss called out on ten ose occasions.

ng that time, the S&R Unit dealt14 fatalities. Four of those people

e hill walkers and involved incidents ountainous areas. Of the others –

six were suicides and four were involved in fi shing/drowning incidents.

In other incidents – two hill walkers wereseriously injured and one other sustained minor injuries.

Team leader Constable Jim Tait, who hasbeen a part of the unit for 24 years said,

‘‘All our offi cers are committed hillwalkers before they join the unit. Theyknow what is involved in operating inthese conditions. The aims of Mountain Rescue in general are to provide a rescue service, no matter where, when andwhatever the weather.

‘‘Mountaineers and hill walkers canappreciate what this entails and I believethat offi cers in the unit want to givesomething back to their sport or hobby. However, it is not that simple. All offi cers

require additional and continuous training for specialisms within the unit. This is another great incentive for them to do it.

‘‘The Search & Rescue Unit are regularlycalled upon to provide an emergencyresponse. It takes a committed person to be a part of the unit.’’

The Tayside Mountain Rescue Teamtrained with the unit on two occasionsin 2006 and assisted the unit on nineincidents. Unit personnel also trainedwith a helicopter supplied by ARCC twice in 2006.

In November 2006, the S&R Unit wasinvolved with two other teams in a large scale exercise at Glen Clova. TaysideMountain Rescue Team and RAF LeucharsTeam took part in a planned search operation where a helicopter was also put to use.

All offi cers are subject to continuoustraining and the unit now boasts eight offi cers trained as search managersand four as trackers. Trackers’ skills are extremely effective and their expertiseand early deployment can bring a swift conclusion in missing person scenarios.

RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH

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During 2006, Tayside Police Search & Rescue Unit was involved in

more than 30 incidents relating to mountain and low level rescues

in Tayside. A dozen of those operations took place in mountainous

terrain, the remainder on lower ground.

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Wildlife and Environment

Offi cer Alan Stewart has

devoted many years to

tackling wildlife crime and –

just as important – to raising

other people’s awareness

about wildlife and the

environment in Scotland.

Accordingly, it came as no surprise to anyone (the unpretentious Alan apart) when he was awarded an exceptional World Wildlife Fund Special Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th Annual UK Police and Customs Wildlife Enforcement Conference in Northampton in September.

A previous winner of the Wildlife Enforcer of the Year award, the panel noted that Alan had shown commitment and dedication of the highest order and that he has made a huge difference, not only to police enforcement activity, but also to raising awareness amongst young children and the wider community in Scotland.

Alan is the driving force behind the annual Tayside primary schools Wildlife Crime Project, which over the last ten years has blossomed from two small primary classes taking part in 1997 to almost 2000 school pupils taking part this year.

Alan has been a leading light in his fi eld for decades. Indeed as a probationary constable in 1966 ( a year after joining the police service) he stopped a minivan in Dunblane, containing more than 40 salmon which had been caught on the River Deveron, not by net or line but by explosives!

His life-long interest in countryside affairs and wildlife crime saw him appointed Force Wildlife Crime Offi cer, whilst an Inspector in 1993. Heretired as a police offi cer three years later but has continued in his role in a civilian capacity ever since. Alan was made an MBE in 2000 in recognition of his work.

He has investigated a wide range of crimes. Amongst them hare coursing, poaching, the destruction of a sand martin colony, the shooting of a common seal, the unregistered keeping of a golden eagle and the sale of an egg collection, as well as the unlawful digging up of snow drops.

As arguably Scotland’s leading authority in his fi eld Alan’s expertise is in great demand for police offi cer training and school education. He also played a key role in developing a DVD and CD Rom training package for those involved in wildlife crime enforcement. The training tool has now been replicated in England and Wales.

BBC Scotland have been ‘tracking’ Alan since

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Commenting on his Lifetime AchievementAward, Rhona Brankin, former Deputy Ministerfor Environment and Rural Development said,

‘‘Whether tackling international egg thieves ordealing with illegal traps and poisons, Alan’spassion and tireless dedication to his work hashelped demonstrate the central importance ofaddressing wildlife crime.

‘‘This award is also a tremendous accolade forAlan’s employers, Tayside Police. I look forwardto seeing Tayside Police break new groundin the policing of wildlife and environmentalcrime.’’

Alan has committed 40 years of wildlife crimestales and tribulations to print in his book WildlifeDetective, which launches in Spring 2007.

THE WILDMAN OF TAYSIDE POLICE

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Commenting on his Lifetime Achieveme


help from my 90-year-old r help fro‘‘ I received a confused call for mother who had collapsed…Consequently, I asked Tayside mother who had collapsed CoPolice for some long-distance help…I am advised that my mother would not have survived were it not for the swift response of your offi cers.’’ – GM, Cambridgeshire


eeded my expectations byp y ceeded m‘‘ These two offi cers plainly excetheir fairness and kindness in their treatment of everyone their fairness and kindness in tinvolved, their skills in gathering the road information by measurement and photography, and in managing the heavy traffi c situation with the minimum of fuss.’’ – IF, Dundee


and professional – a real credit y g and prof‘‘ They were so understanding ato themselves and the uniform. Thank you.’’ – SG, Dundeeto themselves and the uniform


e effi cient and confi denty p he effi cien‘‘ I was very impressed with themanner with which your staff dealt with the situation and manner with which your staff dwould like to extend our thanks to them for dealing expertly with what was a very traumatic situation’’ – FB, Dundee


heir presence and their y their pres‘‘ I felt safe and reassured by thactions. – SJ, Carnoustieactions ’’ – SJ Carnoustie


ho turned up at my door at p who turne‘‘ Thanks to the police offi cer wh6am on Sunday morning to tell me the window of my car was 6am on Sunday morning to tellopen, nothing missing, but the inside of my car was fi lling up with snow.’’ – EP, Dundee

A VERY ‘SPECIAL’ ROLE


Members of the Tayside Police Special Constabulary provide aninvaluable service to the Force and moreover the community.Members of theTayside Police Special Constabulary provide an

A Very Special Role

At present the Force’s Special Constabulary complement isin good health with 172 people donning police uniform on a voluntary part-time basis in Tayside. All are fully swornpolice offi cers and turn out in support of full-time front-line operational colleagues in tackling a whole range of incidents.

The Special Constabulary are drawn from the variety ofbackgrounds and professions. All are committed towardshelping the community by dealing with local issues and helping to maintain law and order and enhance residents’ safety and feeling of safety.

In and around the village of Stanley in Perthshire, Tayside Police Special Constables were to the fore in tacklingantisocial behaviour and youths causing annoyance in a clear example of how the work of the volunteers closely mirrors that of their full-time counterparts.

Between December and January, Special Constables in pairscarried out hih ghg visibility foot ppata rols in problem areas to deal

with such issues and provide an increased presence following a rise in building construction site related thefts and crime.

Special Constables also carried out high profi le road checks and monitored local schools, other buildings and premises that had previously suffered from criminal activity.

Residents commented positively about the initiative, with elderly householders saying they felt safer and more reassured by the additional police presence.

During this time, 20 litres of alcohol was confi scated from underage drinkers in Stanley and Luncarty and a number of road traffi c offences were detected. The work of the Special Constabulary also enabled local offi cers to dedicate additional time to investigate other crimes.

It is expected that similar initiatives will be undertaken in the near future in the Methven and Bridge of Earn areas in Western Division.

FEATURE


ectations and left my family y y ppectations‘‘ This certainly exceeded my expewith a very positive impression of our local police…I have had with a very positive impression oflittle need to call the police in the past and when contact is so infrequent fi rst impressions are created quickly and are hard to change. You should be pleased and proud at the example being set by offi cers in your force.’’ – RS, Blairgowrie

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TACKLING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOURTayside Police has shown the way in Scotland when it comes to using

all available measures to tackle antisocial behaviour, whether through

fi xed penalty notices for more minor offences, seizing vehicles that

are being driven illegally, or working with other agencies to have

disruptive neighbours put out of their homes.


ssional manner and dealt withp essional m‘‘ Your offi cers acted in a profesthe problem quickly and effi ciently. This put the complainerthe problem quickly and efficienvery much at ease and it reassured her should she needto contact police in the future.’’ – Anti-social Noise Offi cer, Perth & Kinross Council

TACKLING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR


Antisocial behaviour is not something that can be addressed by the police aloneand Tayside Police’s work in attempting to do so is inextricably linked with thethree local authorities, other professional bodies and community groups. Manyexamples are mentioned throughout this report.

Multi-agency antisocial behaviour strategies have been developed andimplemented in Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross to both tackle and reduceincidents of this type.

Furthermore, local, bespoke and fl exible action plans are directed at addressingparticular problems, and include strategies such as deploying extra high profi lepatrols into an area where youths are causing annoyance.

In February, the Scottish Police Service received new powers to impose fi xedpenalty notices for anti-social behaviour after a successful year-long pilot projectundertaken by Tayside Police.

The fi xed penalty notice (FPN) is issued for offences including breach of thepeace, urinating in public and drinking alcohol in a public place, where it is banned.Offenders are issued with a notice giving 28 days to pay a £40 fi ne, or request acourt hearing. If it is not paid in time and is not challenged, the fi ne rises to £60.

In February, independent evaluators hailed the pilot a success and recommended national roll-out of the scheme, with all forces using FPNs by the end of 2007

Chief Constable John Vine said,

‘‘We were confi dent that Fixed Penalty Notices would have a positive impact on policing anti-social behaviour. In the event, their value exceeded our own high expectations, as they proved to be an extremely quick and effective way for police offi cers to deal with low level offending.”

‘‘The process is quick, straightforward and has made a difference in reducing bureaucracy for the police and our criminal justice partners. Tayside Police actively works with its partners to deal with anti-social behaviour and we will continue to use every tool at our disposal to do so.’’

The independent evaluation – the University of Abertay, Dundee – found that;

• 3327 FPNs were issued – predominantly for breach of the peace (49%),urinating or defecating in circumstances causing annoyance to others (28%),and consuming alcohol in a public place (12%).

• 80% of FPNs were issued on the street and 96% within three days of theoffence.

• 63% of fi nes were paid within the statutory period of 28 days and, in the DundeeDistrict Court area, 78% had been paid six months after the pilot

• There was some evidence of net-widening (the issuing of FPNs where previouslya warning would have been given) but little evidence of repeat offending.

• Nearly three-quarters (73%) of police offi cers agreed that FPNs saved them time.

• The importance of time saving was considerable, with police in Tayside estimatedto have saved 1300 hours over the year.

Alcohol is often the common denominator in antisocial behaviour incidents –notably at weekends in and around city and town centre pubs and clubs and attimes on local streets where children who are underage are under the infl uenceof alcohol.

Targeted police and multi-agency action plans aimed at tackling the issues ofunder-18s obtaining and drinking alcohol are undertaken across the Force area.

Similarly all divisions are involved in initiatives with partner organisations andlocal businesses to tackle alcohol-related crime and antisocial behaviour in cities,

towns and villages across the area.

These include Perth’s Operation Homesafe and Dundee’s Operation Centresafe,as well as the Best Bar None scheme, which has operated in Dundee for morethan a year and was launched in Angus in March.

Dundee-based Best Bar None participants were rewarded for raising thestandards at an inaugural awards ceremony in August. Gold Award winners ofthe multi-agency scheme – introduced to build on the successes of the DUNCAN(Dundee Co-ordinated Anti Crime Network) initiative – was the Dundee UniversityStudents’ Association.

Following concerns about underage drinking and antisocial behaviour in Aberfeldy,licensees and police launched an initiative built upon the Pubwatch concept –which operates in other parts of the division and promotes high standards withinpremises to make them safer for staff and customers.

Launched in December, the multi-agency Aberfeldy model helps to create anenvironment where anyone who uses threatening or violent behaviour, causesdamage or vandalism, is involved in drugs, or in any way displays unacceptableor antisocial behaviour can be barred from all licensed premises in the village,including off-sales. To date, one person has been barred and the scheme has been

judged a success.

Funding from Perth & Kinross Council securedaround a dozen walkie-talkies to allow Pubwatchmembers to alert one another and the local policeto any suspicious activity.

There is an array of work going on across thethree Tayside Police Divisions to tackle anti-socialbehaviour and its effects on the community.

Closure orders – where a council tenant isbarred from their home for a period of time -are regarded as a fi nal step to curb persistentantisocial behaviour. It is a measure that TaysidePolice and local authority partners have not shiedaway from when it was necessary.

In February, for example, Tayside Police wasgranted a two-month closure order on a council-owned address in Douglas,Dundee, under the terms of the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2004. Concerns hadbeen raised about loud music, disturbances, youths congregating in the area andantisocial and aggressive behaviour associated with the address.

The action was necessary in the best interests of other residents after all otherpossible solutions had failed through close consultation with Dundee City Counciland other agencies.

Tayside Police will uphold the community’s rights to live in relative peace andquiet, without threat or fear. Closure orders are a last resort and highlight wherea tenant and their associates have failed to respect the rights of other residentsand halt their antisocial behaviour.

Antisocial use of vehicles – whether cars or motorcycles, on or off-road is nottolerated by the police in Tayside who will seize vehicles with powers given tothem by road traffi c and antisocial behaviour legislation.

A person whose vehicle is seized must, in order to re-claim the vehicle, provideproof of ownership and pay a fee of £105, plus £12 a day storage fees.

In Dundee, local section offi cers and the Antisocial Behaviour Team have seizeddozens of motorcycles under the same legislation through the last year. Manyhave subsequently been dismantled or crushed.

Following ongoing concerns about the illegal and often reckless use of motorcyclesand mini-motos, Dundee offi cers predominantly in the north of the city are runningOperation Challenge, which also has the support of local housing offi cers and thecommunity warden service.

‘‘We were confi dent that Fixed Penalty Notices would have a positive impact on policing anti-social behaviour. In the event, their value exceeded our own high expectations, as they proved to be an extremely quick and effective way for police offi cers to deal with low level offending.”

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Statistical Informationthe measurement of our success...

STATISTICS

CHIEF CONSTABLE’S: CHIEF CONSTABLE’S: ANNUAL PEFORMANCE REPORT: 2006/07ANNUAL PEFORMANCE REPORT: 2006/07

BREAKDOWN OF 2006/2007 DEVOLVED BUDGET:HOW POLICING IS FUNDED IN TAYSIDE

Tayside Joint Police Board approved a net budget of £81.944 million for the fi nancial year 2006/2007. After making adjustments for non-Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE) items the budget was in line with the GAE settlement for the force. Most of this money comes from central government by way of specifi c police grant paid directly to the Board and from revenue support grant paid to the constituent councils.

Certain categories of costs within the budget are non-grant earning and these costs are met in full from the council tax. These however form only a small part of the budget.

Included within the budget of £81.944 million was 100% grant funding provided by the Scottish Executive of £306,000 for specifi c additionalPolice Offi cers posts, including ports policing.

The approved budget for 2007/2008 is £83.663 million.

The Board also approved a capital investment programme of £2.801 million for 2006/2007. This programme included provision to purchasevehicles, IT equipment, Airwave Communications System and to carry out building work throughout the force area.

CENTRAL

EASTERN

WESTERN

CRIME SUPPORT

HQ DIVISION

PENSIONS

OPERATIONS

CORPORATE SUPPORT

22%

13%

16%17%

15%

7%

3%7%

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POLICE RANK PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)

TOTAL MINORITY FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITY

RANK TOTAL % FEMALE % MALE % ETHNIC % ETHNIC % ETHNIC %

Chief Constable 1 0.09 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Deputy Chief Constable 1 0.09 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Assistant Chief Constable 1 0.09 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Chief Superintendent 5 0.43 2 40.00 3 60.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Superintendent 9 0.77 0 0.00 9 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Chief Inspector 18 1.53 4 22.22 14 77.78 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Inspector 54 4.60 6 11.11 48 88.89 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Sergeant 160 13.63 16 10.00 144 90.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Constable 925 78.79 259 28.00 666 72.00 7 0.76 1 0.11 6 0.65

TOTALS 1174 100.00 287 24.45 887 75.55 7 0.60 1 0.09 6 0.51

Promoted Posts 249 100.00 28 11.24 221 88.76 0 0.00 0 0 0 0

Offi cers working Part-Time 38 100.00 37 97.37 1 2.63 0 0.00 0 0 0 0

Special Constables 173 100.00 56 32.37 117 67.63 5 2.89 1 0.58 4 2.31

COMMENTS:The above fi gures, for the purposes of Equal Opportunities monitoring include police offi cers who are on secondments or career breaks and also include:

1 Temporary DCC (Male) & 1 Temporary ACC (Male)1 Temporary Chief Superintendent (Female)1 Temporary Superintendent (Male)2 Temporary Inspectors (Males)7 Temporary Sergeants (2 Females & 5 Males)

Since March 2006, the number of minority ethnic police offi cers has increased by 2 to 7 (0.6%), with 1 female and 6 male offi cers. For the purposes of this report, the fi gure is based upon visible minority ethnicpolice offi cers.

Since March 2006, the total number of female offi cers has increased by 8 to 287 (24.5%), whilst the total number of male offi cers has decreased by 11 to 887 (75.5%). The number of promoted posts held by women has increased by 4 to 28 (11.2%), whilst the number of promoted posts held by men decreased by 4 to 221 (88.8%).

The total number of police offi cers who work on a part-time basis within the force is 38 (3.2%).

Since March 2006, the number of minority ethnic special constables has decreased by 1 to 5 (2.9%), with 1 female special constable and 4 male special constables. 2 male special constables joined the force as regular police offi cers. For the purposes of this report, the fi gure is based upon visible minority ethnic special constables.

Since March 2006, the total number of special constables has increased by 15 to 173. The total number of female special constables has increased by 6 to 56 (32.4%), whilst the total number of male special constables has increased by 9 to 117 (67.6%).

SUPPORT STAFF PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)

TOTAL MINORITY

GRADE TOTAL FEMALE % MALE % ETHNIC %

Chief Offi cers (CO) 3 1 33.33 2 66.67 0 0.00Professional (PO) 67 29 43.28 38 56.72 1 1.49Technical (TE) 77 34 44.16 43 55.84 1 1.30Administrative (AP) 274 198 72.26 76 27.74 2 0.73Clerical (GS) 223 149 66.82 74 33.18 2 0.90Other 82 56 68.29 26 31.71 2 2.44

TOTALS 726 467 64.33 259 35.67 8 1.10

COMMENTS:Since March 2006, the number of minority ethnic support staff has increased by 2 to 8 (1.1%). For the purposes of this report, the fi gure is based upon visible minority ethnic support staff.

Since March 2006 the ratio of female and male support staff has seen a 1.2% reduction to 64.3% for female support staff and 1.2% increase to 35.7% male support staff.

A total of 29.5% of support staff work on a job-share or part-time basis. This has increased by 4% since March 2006.

STATISTICS


Police Annual Statistical Tables 2006-2007

Group 1

CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassifi cation of Crimes and Offences Cases Made Cases with Cases Made Cases with Cases Made Cases with Cases Made Cases with

Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced

Group 1 – Non Sex Cr. Of Violence or Imp. Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06-Violence against the person Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07Murder 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 5 4Attempted Murder 41 33 39 28 9 16 9 16 13 18 13 17 63 67 61 61Culpable Homicide 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1Serious Assault 147 125 123 100 45 51 41 49 55 65 51 57 247 241 215 206Robbery (incl attempts) 107 134 48 75 7 22 5 16 20 31 14 21 134 187 67 112Child Cruelty/Neglect 37 36 37 34 19 30 20 30 8 11 8 12 64 77 65 76Others 37 55 35 49 15 19 13 17 9 12 9 12 61 86 57 78Table 1 374 386 287 290 97 138 90 128 105 138 95 120 576 662 472 538

It can be seen from the table that there has been a decrease in murder statistics over the previous year. Thankfully these crimes are still very rare in the Tayside area. The number of attempted murders are on apar with the previous year. There has been a marked increase in the number of robbery offences, although the actual numbers are still relatively low overall. The force has responded proactively to the increase in offences, implementing a wide ranging action plan.

Group 2


Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons TracedGroup 2– Crimes Involving Indecency Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06-

Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07Rape 43 30 46 30 22 13 23 19 25 15 24 14 90 58 93 63Assault with intent to Rape 8 3 8 4 4 1 3 2 4 6 4 6 16 10 15 12Indecent Assault 68 66 59 58 22 24 18 19 38 35 33 30 128 125 110 107Lewd and Libidinous Practices 107 77 116 78 29 75 34 106 42 36 45 41 178 188 195 225Indecent Exposure 19 22 9 12 12 11 12 7 8 10 5 5 39 43 26 24Others 51 28 52 23 8 15 10 12 13 15 11 20 72 58 73 55Table 2 296 226 290 205 97 139 100 165 130 117 122 116 523 482 512 486

There have been decreases in most crimes in this group, with the exception of slight increases in lewd and libidinous practices and indecent exposure. This may be due in part to better reporting in these areas. It isof particular note that rape offences are signifi cantly lower than last year.

Group 3


Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons TracedGroup 3– Crimes Involving Dishonesty Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06-

Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07Th. HB, w.i. & att – Domestic Dwelling 662 724 150 202 110 104 61 56 155 173 55 60 927 1001 266 318Th. HB, w.i. & att – Domestic Non-Dwelling 219 197 55 37 122 99 53 40 74 65 21 19 415 361 129 96Th. HB, w.i. & att – Commercial 286 280 74 74 95 131 37 58 150 151 73 64 531 562 184 196Theft by O.L.P. etc. 342 386 176 222 103 122 60 67 138 244 45 149 583 752 281 738Theft by O.L.P. to a Motor Vehicle etc. 696 490 100 87 101 83 39 28 141 186 41 64 938 759 180 179Theft/Att Theft of M.V. (inc TADA) 522 449 189 195 123 128 69 86 181 194 104 123 826 771 362 404Sec 57/Vagrancy Act etc. 139 126 132 105 34 31 28 31 64 65 55 52 237 222 215 188Theft 4236 4184 2333 2331 1546 1546 841 851 2066 1984 1032 1038 7848 7714 4206 4220Theft from Motor Vehicle 245 175 51 21 122 80 49 33 107 140 36 27 474 395 136 81Reset 63 63 63 61 18 27 18 26 29 16 30 15 110 106 111 102Embezzlement 11 14 8 11 5 5 3 4 8 4 7 6 24 23 18 21Fraud 507 506 468 423 167 157 140 109 267 249 220 175 941 912 828 707Others 129 116 92 56 20 41 13 31 40 60 24 29 189 217 129 116Table 3 8,057 7,710 3,891 3,825 2,566 2,554 1,411 1,420 3,420 3,531 1,743 1,821 14,043 13,795 7,045 7,066

The number of offences in this category have reduced overall this year. Although the number of theft HB – dwelling offences has risen compared to last year, this is set against a marked decrease in these offences the previous year. Theft OLP has also shown a signifi cant increase over the previous year. It is believed that this type of crime is linked to illegal controlled drugs market and the force is targeting this area of crime as a priority.

Group 4


Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons TracedGroup 4– Fireraising, Malicious and Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06-Reckless Conduct Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07Fireraising 137 121 57 51 65 71 36 31 95 68 55 26 297 260 148 108Malicious Damage/Vandalism 3491 3551 949 906 1784 1831 632 639 2311 1942 775 693 7586 7324 2356 2238Others 107 135 79 85 55 56 47 50 74 52 55 38 236 243 181 173Table 4 3,735 3,807 1,085 1,042 1,904 1,958 715 720 2,480 2,062 885 757 8119 7,827 2,685 2,519

Fire raising offences and those of vandalism, which are of a particular concern to the public, have shown a marked decrease this year. There has been a great deal of police and partnership activity to address theseproblems this year.

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Group 5


Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons TracedGroup 5– Other Crimes Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06-

Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07Public Mischief/Wasting Police Time 163 178 163 175 80 67 80 67 56 54 66 53 299 299 309 295Escape and Rescue 23 26 23 23 33 9 33 9 41 52 41 50 97 87 97 82Resisting Arrest & Obstructing Constable 207 277 210 273 138 131 138 129 213 194 213 187 558 602 561 589General Attempts to Pervert 83 94 81 90 47 44 47 42 39 65 38 64 169 203 166 196Sex Offenders 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Bail – Fail to keep Conditions 832 1085 848 1079 177 302 177 301 317 298 314 297 1326 1685 1339 1677*Offensive Weapons etc 186 190 184 187 74 72 74 71 75 84 75 83 335 346 333 341Drugs – Supply, Possession w.i. etc. 297 325 301 284 176 166 178 163 279 289 283 266 752 780 762 713Drugs – Possession 1275 1107 1277 1071 497 482 494 475 772 723 773 699 2544 2312 2544 2245Drugs - Others 10 13 10 13 5 10 5 9 12 9 12 8 27 32 27 30Others 55 87 53 84 10 27 10 26 19 18 19 17 84 132 82 127Table 5 3,131 3,383 3,150 3,280 1,237 1,310 1,236 1,292 1,823 1,786 1,834 1,724 6191 6,479 6,220 6,296

This category of crime is often an indication of the level of police pro activity. It can be seen that there are marked increases in bail offences and drugs supply. These are two areas where the police have been particu-larly pro active and successful this year.

Groups 1 – 5 TOTALS


Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons Traced Known Persons TracedGroup 3– Crimes Involving Dishonesty Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06- Apr 05- Apr 06-

Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07 Mar 06 Mar07Group 1 374 386 287 290 97 138 90 128 105 138 95 120 576 662 472 53 Group 2 296 226 290 205 97 139 100 165 130 117 122 116 523 482 512 486Group 3 8057 7710 3891 3825 2566 2554 1411 1420 3420 3531 1743 1821 14043 13795 7045 7066Group 4 3735 3807 1085 1042 1904 1958 715 720 2480 2062 885 757 8119 7827 2685 2519Group 5 3131 3383 3150 3280 1237 1310 1236 1292 1823 1786 1834 1724 6191 6479 6220 6296TOTALS 15,593 15,512 8,703 8,642 5,901 6,099 3,552 3,725 7,958 7,634 4679 4,538 29,452 29,245 16,934 16,905

Groups 1 to 5: In last year’s annual report comment was made on the reduction in numbers of crime recorded and the improvement in the percentage of crimes detected when compared to the previous year. 2006/2007 saw a further drop of 0.7% (207 fewer crimes) in the number of crimes recorded. The percentage of crimes detected also improved again from 57.5% last year to 57.8% at the end of 2006/2007. Thesetwo further improvements are evidence of Tayside Police’s continued adherence to the Tayside Policing Style, the National Intelligence Model and Partnership Working through Community Planning.

Complaints against the police – numbers and disposal 2005/2006 2006/2007

Number of complaint cases received during the year 291 352Number of complaint cases outstanding from the previous year 52 60Total number of complaint cases to be processed 343 412

Complaint allegations disposed of during the year as follows:

Withdrawn by complainer 6 4 Abandoned due to non co-operation of the complainer 8 5 Found to be unsubstantiated 24 2 Resolved by explanation to the complainer 157 239 Reported to the Procurator Fiscal and leading to ‘No Proceedings’ decision 140 109 Reported to the Procurator Fiscal and leading to criminal proceedings 0 2 Resulting in action in terms of misconduct regulations 2 4 Resulting in Corrective Advice 2 3

Total 339 368

Number of complaint cases outstanding as at 31st March as follows:

Reporting to and pending the decision of the Procurator Fiscal 14 19 Still under enquiry by the Investigating Offi cer 21 12 Pending Court proceedings 1 2 Pending Disciplinary Proceedings 0 3 Otherwise Pending 26 15

Total 62 51

The fi gure for 2006/07 of 352 sees an increase of 21% from 291 in 2005/06.

Of the 368 allegations disposed of during the year 65% (239) were resolved by explanation to the complainer, 30% (109) were reported to the Area Procurator Fiscal leading to a decision not to instigate criminal proceedings and 0.5% (2) haveled to criminal proceedings.

STATISTICS


Number of Working Days lost

2005/2006 2006/2007

Police Support Police SupportCentral 5955 1027 6111 716Eastern 2135 542 2972 558Western 2967 871 3030 1274Headquarters 813 5768 636 6299

Total 11870 8208 12749 8847

Percentage 4.5% 5.3% 4.8% 5.5%

The fi gures show an increase in working days lost for police offi cers of 879 days compared to 2005/6. This is the fi rst reported increase since 2001 and is due to an increase in the number of short-term ab-sences and a small number of absences of a longer duration.

Support staff absence has increased by 639 days compared with the previous year. This is mainly attributable to an increase in the number of staff with serious long term illnesses within Western and Headquar-ters divisions. The fi gure is the third lowest percentage working days lost since 2001.

Authorisation of officers and issue of firearmsAs at 31 March 2007

Number of offi cers authorised by Chief Constable as fi rearms users 65Number of operations against persons known or believed to be armed in which fi rearms were issued 12Number of occasions on which fi rearms were issued for protection purposes 6Number of persons who received specifi c armed protection during the year 8Number of times fi rearms were issued to destroy crazed animals 1Number of incidents where fi rearms were discharged by the police 1

Racist Incident reports Number of cases where persons

Incidents Reported apprehended, reported or warned

2005/2006 2006/2007 2005/2006 2006/2007

Central 242 242 187 175Eastern 69 56 64 50Western 95 79 75 69Total 406 377 326 294

Breakdown of Types of Incidents

2005/2006 2006/2007

Abuse/Br. of the Peace 326 315Vandalism 31 19Assault 42 37Others 7 6Total 406 377

CENTRAL DIVISION

During the year there were 242 racist incidents reported to the police in Dundee, which was the same number as in the previous year. Of these reported incidents, 72.3% resulted in the perpetrator being identi-fi ed and action taken. This was a reduction on the detection fi gures of the previous year when 77.3% of reported incidents resulted in action being taken. Whilst this is disappointing, in 20% of the cases which were undetected, a suspect was identifi ed but there was insuffi cient evidence to support further action.

The trend of previous years continues with the majority of reports relating to verbal abuse.

EASTERN DIVISION

Eastern Division continue to prioritise racist incidents. This has seen 50 of the 56 reported incidents being detected. There remains a concern that many of the incidents are of a verbally abusive nature commit-ted by people under the infl uence of alcohol thus presenting a more complex challenge in our efforts to prevent such incidents occurring.

WESTERN DIVISION

During the past year racist incident reporting has shown a decrease of 17% within Western Division with a detection rate of 87%. Racist incidents remain a priority within the Division and are on the agenda atdaily and fortnightly tasking meetings. During the year the Divisional Command team hosted meetings with members of the Muslim community and this was very worthwhile and well received. Representativesfrom the Division play an active role on the Perth and Kinross Racist Incidents Multi-Agency Panel and it is hoped that in the coming year up to 32 schools throughout Division will be able to participate in the Show Racism the Red Card Campaign.

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Table of comparisons – Road Collisions and Casualties2005/2006 2006/2007 Increase/Decrease % Change

Central Division – Dundee District

Total Collisions 1533 1497 -36 -2.3%Persons Killed 7 1 -6 -85.7%Persons Seriously Injured 62 77 15 24.2%Persons Slightly Injured 286 298 12 4.2%Overall total – Killed and Injured 355 376 21 5.9%

Eastern Division – Angus District

Total Collisions 1250 1123 -127 -10.2%Persons Killed 7 14 7 100%Persons Seriously Injured 75 76 1 1.3%Persons Slightly Injured 348 281 -67 -19.3%Overall total – Killed and Injured 430 371 -59 -13.7%

Western Division – Perth & Kinross

Total Collisions 1697 1799 102 6.0%Persons Killed 13 19 6 46.2%Persons Seriously Injured 135 141 6 4.4%Persons Slightly Injured 401 391 -10 -2.5%Overall total – Killed and Injured 549 551 2 0.4%

Tayside

Total Collisions 4480 4419 -61 -1.4%Persons Killed 27 34 7 25.9%Persons Seriously Injured 272 294 22 8.1%Persons Slightly Injured 1035 970 -65 -6.3%Overall total – Killed and Injured 1334 1298 -36 -2.7%

Table of Comparisons – Road Collisions and Casualties There has been an overall reduction (1.4%) in the total number of collisions and a reduction (2.7%) in the total number of persons killed and injured from the previous year. However, tragically, 34 persons losttheir lives on Tayside roads as compared with 27 persons in the previous year.

Central and Eastern Divisions showed decreases in the number of collisions whereas Western Division showed an increase.

Within Central Division there was a signifi cant reduction in the number of persons killed from the previous year which refl ected the experience of preceding years in this urban division. Unfortunately all othercasualty classes increased.

Eastern and Western Divisions showed an increase in the number of persons killed:

Eastern Division showed an increase of one additional person seriously injured and a signifi cant reduction in persons slightly injured.

Western Division showed an increase of six additional persons seriously injured and a small reduction in persons slightly injured.

Tayside Police continues to work in close liaison with local authorities and the Scottish Executive to examine and analyse collision history to consider possible engineering solutions.

Education and encouragement along with targeted enforcement activities seek to infl uence road user behaviour and attitudes, thereby enhancing road safety awareness.

By comparison with previous years, 2006/7 has seen the lowest ever number of collisions (4419) with a slight increase in the number of injury collisions (997) which is the third lowest across the force since 1990. Whilst there has been a very slight increase in the number of persons killed and seriously injured in general terms the force is maintaining the overall trend to achieve the National Targets set for casualty reduc-tion by 2010.

Table of road users killed and injured Killed Injured Totals

2005/2006 2006/2007 2005/2006 2006/2007 2005/2006 2006/2007


Pedestrians 3 1 103 102 106 103Pedal Cyclists 0 0 21 26 21 26Motor Cyclists 0 0 20 16 20 16Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 0 1 0 1Drivers 3 0 128 136 131 136Passengers 1 0 76 94 77 94Totals 7 1 348 375 355 376



Western Division – Perth & Kinross


Tayside


STATISTICS


Table of road users killed and injuredRegrettably there have been increases in the number of drivers, passengers and motor cycle passengers killed alongwith increases in the number of pedestrians pedal cyclists and motor cyclists injured.

Tragically during the year there was a collision in Western Division involving two vehicles which resulted in 5 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Again in Western Division there was a collision involving two vehicleswhich resulted in 2 fatalities and 2 serious injuries. In Eastern Division there was a collision involving two vehicles which resulted in 2 fatalities and 2 slight injuries.

The number of motor cycle related casualties has remained at approximately the same level however it should be recognised that recreational motor cycling continues to expand and many of the rural roads within the force are extremely popular amongst this fraternity. Educational and enforcement activities are carried out in conjunction with our neighbouring forces to infl uence rider behaviour and to encourage ridersand their passengers to use our roads in safety.

The “Bikesafe” initiative continues to be supported by Tayside Police and the motor cyclists from the Road Policing Unit engage with riders to enhance their overall awareness and hazard perception. Each partici-pant is offered an on road assessment by specialist motor cycle offi cers with the aim of improving their general riding skills. Every encouragement is given to riders to seek advanced training to further develop their skills.

Tayside Police Road Safety Offi cers, in conjunction with other personnel, are continuously engaged with local authorities, schools and the National Health Service Tayside to provide education, training and publicityto a wide range of road users.

The strategy for Road Safety Education seeks to deliver life long skills to road users at relevant times. This includes the provision of advice and guidance to new parents regarding child in car safety and the vital importance of having appropriate and correctly fi tted child safety restraints. Thereafter a series of educational presentations are delivered as children progress through infancy to secondary school to enhancetheir awareness and develop safe behaviour as they gain greater independence from their parents and unsupervised access to the roads.

Children’s Traffi c Club Scotland is the principal resource provided to all pre school educators to assist in the delivery of road safety education. In addition parents receive further information when their children progress from nursery to primary school. There is a continuous high level of participation within the Tayside area.

The Tayside Police Cycle Training Scheme and the “Walkwise” child pedestrian training programme is offered to every Primary School. These programmes provide both classroom theory and practical on-roadtraining for pupils during important stages of their personal development. Every school has copies of the Road Safety Scotland resource “Streetsense” which allows individual teachers to incorporate specifi c roadsafety lessons into curriculum projects.

Theatre in Education incorporating road safety messages are offered on a rotational basis to Primary and Secondary Schools. These productions reinforce the various road safety messages the children learn in the classroom and vitally the important role parents have in encouraging safe road behaviour.

The interactive teaching resource “Crash Magnets” is utilised in Secondary Schools and Colleges. This active learning package is directed at pre/young drivers and is intended to support other road safety initia-tives targeting this vulnerable age group by infl uencing their attitude and behaviour to encourage safe road practices prior to commencing their driving career.

In December 2006 “Safe Drive Stay Alive” was piloted in Dundee. This emotional live theatre presentation which is directed at senior secondary pupils utilises all of the emergency services, road casualty victims and relatives. These people relate their involvement in the aftermath of a collision involving a young person and explain how they cope in dealing with such an unnecessary tragedy. Following on from the success of this event plans are being developed to expand this initiative into both Angus and Perth and Kinross.

Whilst the majority of education targets school age pupils other groups are also catered for. Throughout the year opportunities are taken to offer advice and practical demonstrations to various organisations andage groups and every opportunity is taken to publicise and encourage safe road practices.

Tayside Safety Camera Partnership continues to infl uence driver behaviour by publicising locations and routes which have an identifi ed collision and speed related history. Educational material is distributed totarget groups and intelligence led enforcement activity is carried out by fi xed and mobile cameras. Preliminary data indicates that at sites where cameras are used signifi cant road safety benefi ts have beenachieved.

Fatal Collision Pattern - 1990 - 2006/7

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Collision Pattern 1990 - 2006/07

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£’000 Central Division “18,639” 22.28Eastern Division “11,074” 13.24Western Division “13,371” 15.98Sub-total “43,084” 51

Crime Management “5,042” 6.03HQ Division “1,714” 2.05Operational Support “5,933” 7.09Sub-total “55,773” 67

Pensions “13,865” 16.57Sub-total “69,638” 83

Corporate Support (Balance) “14,025” 16.76Total “83,663” 100

Approved net revenue budget “83,663” 100%

Crime Support:Crime Management (Summary) 4467Forensic Lab 0DNA Lab 0Records & Stats 182Data Input Bureau 393

Total 5042

Operations:Operational Co-Ordinator 1442Force Control Room 3425Airwave 500HQ RPU 566

Total 5933

HQ Division:HQ Division 174GPA 1IT Business Support 250Inspection Unit 157Corporate Planning 405Performance Management 78Data Protection 181Disclosure -46Executive Support 365Firearms Admin. 149

Total 1714

Pensions:“Monthly, Comms, Ill Health Comms” 18131Contributions -4266

Total 13865

Tayside Joint Police Board approved a net budget of £83.663 million for the

fi nancial year 2007/2008. After making adjustments for non-Grant Aided Ex-

penditure (GAE) items the budget was in line with the GAE settlement for the

force. Most of this money comes from central government by way of specifi c

police grant paid directly to the Board and from revenue support grant paid

to the constituent councils.

Certain categories of costs within the budget are non-grant earning and

these costs are met in full from the council tax. These however form only a

small part of the budget.

Included within the budget of £83.663 million is 100% grant funding provided

by the Scottish Executive of £306,000 for specifi c additional Police Offi cers

posts, including ports policing.

The Board has approved a capital investment programme of £2.425 million

for 2007/2008. This programme includes provision to purchase vehicles, IT

equipment, IT & Communications Systems and to carry out building work

throughout the force area.

Breakdown of 2007/2008 Devolved Budget:

STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCEI am responsible for the development, implementation and management of the

Code on behalf of the Board and part of this responsibility extends to reviewingCode on behalf of the Board and part of this responsibility extends to reviewing

and reporting annually on compliance and effectiveness in practice of the Code.

In addition, the Chief Internal Auditor is required independently to review our

corporate governance arrangements and report each year to the Board.

A schedule has been produced which demonstrates how the Force discharges the principles of the Code across its divisionsand departments under each of the fi ve dimensions:

• Community Focus

• Service Delivery Arrangements

• Structure and Processes

• Risk Management and Internal Controls

• Standards of Conduct

The Force has underlined its commitment to corporate governance in a number of ways, most notably by:

• Setting and publishing challenging performance targetsin pursuit of improved service delivery and meeting orperforming well in each of those areas.

• Engaging with our communities and other stakeholders on a regular basis.

• Monitoring performance against Force targets and objectivesand ensuring performance management remains a priority.

• Underpinning our best value programme by deploying serviceimprovement plans for each division and department.

• Maintaining robust fi nance monitoring arrangements.

• Review the Board’s Standing Orders and Financial Regulations

• Developing a Corporate Risk Register and improve the business continuity processes

• Addressing risks/improvements arising from internal and external audits and inspections.

• Monitoring standards of conduct and reporting to the Boardas appropriate.

Accepting that further work will be undertaken in 2007-2008, I am satisfi ed, based on statements and reports prepared bythe Chief Offi cers of the Force and Chief Internal Auditor thatour corporate governance arrangements are adequate andoperating effectively.

John Vine, QPM MSc FCIPD

Chief Constable

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TAYSIDE POLICE HEADQUARTERS

PO Box 59

West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9JU

Telephone 01382 223200

Fax 01382 200449

IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 999

[email protected]

www.tayside.police.uk

TEXTPHONE - Helpline for users who are deaf or speech impaired – 01382 204500

DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Dundee (Central Division HQ) – Dundee 01382 223200

Angus (Eastern Division HQ) – Forfar 01307 302200

Perth & Kinross (Western Division HQ) – Perth 01738 621141

LOST & FOUND PROPERTY

Dundee – 01382 591591

Forfar – 01738 303571

Perth – 01738 892590

FIREARMS ADMINISTRATION

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Police Annual Statistical Tables 2006-2007

Group 1 CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassification of Crimes and Offences Cases Made

Known Cases with Persons Traced

Cases Made Known

Cases with Persons Traced

Cases Made Known


Cases Made Known


Group 1 – Non Sex Cr. Of Violence or Imp. Violence against the Person

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Murder 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 5 4Attempted Murder 41 33 39 28 9 16 9 16 13 18 13 17 63 67 61 61Culpable Homicide 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1Serious Assault 147 125 123 100 45 51 41 49 55 65 51 57 247 241 215 206Robbery (incl attempts) 107 134 48 75 7 22 5 16 20 31 14 21 134 187 67 112Child Cruelty/Neglect 37 36 37 34 19 30 20 30 8 11 8 12 64 77 65 76Others 37 55 35 49 15 19 13 17 9 12 9 12 61 86 57 78Table 1 374 386 287 290 97 138 90 128 105 138 95 120 576 662 472 538

It can be seen from the table that there has been a decrease in murder over the previous year. Thankfully these crimes are still very rare in the Tayside area. The number of attempted murders is on a par with the previous year. There has been a marked increase in the number of robbery offences, although the actual numbers are still relatively low overall. The force has responded proactively to the increase in offences, implementing a wide ranging action plan. Group 2 CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassification of Crimes and Offences Cases Made

Known Cases with

Persons Traced Cases Made

Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with

Persons Traced Group 2– Crimes Involving Indecency Apr 05-

Mar 06 Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Rape 43 30 46 30 22 13 23 19 25 15 24 14 90 58 93 63Assault with intent to Rape 8 3 8 4 4 1 3 2 4 6 4 6 16 10 15 12Indecent Assault 68 66 59 58 22 24 18 19 38 35 33 30 128 125 110 107Lewd and Libidinous Practices 107 77 116 78 29 75 34 106 42 36 45 41 178 188 195 225Indecent Exposure 19 22 9 12 12 11 12 7 8 10 5 5 39 43 26 24Others 51 28 52 23 8 15 10 12 13 15 11 20 72 58 73 55Table 2 296 226 290 205 97 139 100 165 130 117 122 116 523 482 512 486

There have been decreases in most crimes in this group, with the exception of slight increases in lewd and libidinous practices and indecent exposure. This may be due in part to better reporting in these areas. It is of particular note that rape offences are significantly lower than last year.


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with

Persons Traced Group 3– Crimes Involving Dishonesty Apr 05-


Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Th. HB, w.i. & att – Domestic Dwelling 662 724 150 202 110 104 61 56 155 173 55 60 927 1001 266 318Th. HB, w.i. & att – Domestic Non-Dwelling 219 197 55 37 122 99 53 40 74 65 21 19 415 361 129 96Th. HB, w.i. & att – Commercial 286 280 74 74 95 131 37 58 150 151 73 64 531 562 184 196Theft by O.L.P. etc. 342 386 176 222 103 122 60 67 138 244 45 149 583 752 281 738Theft by O.L.P. to a Motor Vehicle etc. 696 490 100 87 101 83 39 28 141 186 41 64 938 759 180 179Theft/Att Theft of M.V. (inc TADA) 522 449 189 195 123 128 69 86 181 194 104 123 826 771 362 404Sec 57/Vagrancy Act etc. 139 126 132 105 34 31 28 31 64 65 55 52 237 222 215 188Theft 4236 4184 2333 2331 1546 1546 841 851 2066 1984 1032 1038 7848 7714 4206 4220Theft from Motor Vehicle 245 175 51 21 122 80 49 33 107 140 36 27 474 395 136 81Reset 63 63 63 61 18 27 18 26 29 16 30 15 110 106 111 102Embezzlement 11 14 8 11 5 5 3 4 8 4 7 6 24 23 18 21Fraud 507 506 468 423 167 157 140 109 267 249 220 175 941 912 828 707Others 129 116 92 56 20 41 13 31 40 60 24 29 189 217 129 116Table 3 8,057 7,710 3,891 3,825 2,566 2,554 1,411 1,420 3,420 3,531 1,743 1,821 14,043 13,795 7,045 7,066

The number of offences in this category has reduced overall this year. Although the number of theft HB – dwelling offences have risen compared to last year, this is set against a marked decrease in these offences the previous year. Theft OLP has also shown a significant increase over the previous year. It is believed that this type of crime is linked to illegal controlled drugs market and the force is targeting this area of crime as a priority. Group 4 CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassification of Crimes and Offences Cases Made

Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with

Persons Traced Group 4– Fireraising, Malicious and

Reckless Conduct Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Fireraising 137 121 57 51 65 71 36 31 95 68 55 26 297 260 148 108Malicious Damage/Vandalism 3491 3551 949 906 1784 1831 632 639 2311 1942 775 693 7586 7324 2356 2238Others 107 135 79 85 55 56 47 50 74 52 55 38 236 243 181 173Table 4 3,735 3,807 1,085 1,042 1,904 1,958 715 720 2,480 2,062 885 757 8119 7,827 2,685 2,519

Fire raising offences and those of vandalism, which are of a particular concern to the public, have shown a marked decrease this year. There has been a great deal of police and partnership activity to address these problems this year.

Group 5 CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassification of Crimes and Offences Cases

Made Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with

Persons Traced Group 5– Other Crimes Apr 05-


Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Public Mischief/Wasting Police Time 163 178 163 175 80 67 80 67 56 54 66 53 299 299 309 295Escape and Rescue 23 26 23 23 33 9 33 9 41 52 41 50 97 87 97 82Resisting Arrest & Obstructing Constable 207 277 210 273 138 131 138 129 213 194 213 187 558 602 561 589General Attempts to Pervert 83 94 81 90 47 44 47 42 39 65 38 64 169 203 166 196Sex Offenders 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Bail – Fail to keep Conditions 832 1085 848 1079 177 302 177 301 317 298 314 297 1326 1685 1339 1677*Offensive Weapons etc 186 190 184 187 74 72 74 71 75 84 75 83 335 346 333 341Drugs – Supply, Possession w.i. etc. 297 325 301 284 176 166 178 163 279 289 283 266 752 780 762 713Drugs – Possession 1275 1107 1277 1071 497 482 494 475 772 723 773 699 2544 2312 2544 2245Drugs - Others 10 13 10 13 5 10 5 9 12 9 12 8 27 32 27 30Others 55 87 53 84 10 27 10 26 19 18 19 17 84 132 82 127Table 5 3,131 3,383 3,150 3,280 1,237 1,310 1,236 1,292 1,823 1,786 1,834 1,724 6191 6,479 6,220 6,296

This category of crime is often an indication of the level of police pro activity. It can be seen that there are marked increases in bail offences and drugs supply. These are two areas where the police have been particularly pro active and successful this year. Groups 1 – 5 TOTALS CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassification of Crimes and Offences Cases Made

Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with

Persons Traced Apr 05-


Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Group 1 374 386 287 290 97 138 90 128 105 138 95 120 576 662 472 538 Group 2 296 226 290 205 97 139 100 165 130 117 122 116 523 482 512 486 Group 3 8057 7710 3891 3825 2566 2554 1411 1420 3420 3531 1743 1821 14043 13795 7045 7066 Group 4 3735 3807 1085 1042 1904 1958 715 720 2480 2062 885 757 8119 7827 2685 2519 Group 5 3131 3383 3150 3280 1237 1310 1236 1292 1823 1786 1834 1724 6191 6479 6220 6296 TOTALS 15,593 15,512 8,703 8,642 5,901 6,099 3,552 3,725 7958 7,634 4679 4,538 29,452 29,245 16,934 16,905 Groups 1 to 5: In last year’s annual report comment was made on the reduction in numbers of crime recorded and the percentage of crimes recorded when compared to the previous year. 2006/2007 saw a further drop of 0.7% (207 fewer crimes) in the number of crimes recorded. The percentage of crimes detected also improved from 57.5% last year to 57.8% at the end of 2006/2007. These two further improvements are evidence of Tayside Police’s continued adherence to the Tayside Policing Style, the National Intelligence Model and Partnership Working through Community Planning.


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with


Known Cases with

Persons Traced Group 6– Other Offences Apr 05-


Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Betting, Gaming and Lotteries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Petty Assault 2,151 2752 1,625 2,013 1,109 1,358 1,012 1,144 1,281 1,451 1,060 1,165 4,541 5,561 3,697 4,322Breach of the Peace 3,243 3,371 3,243 3,371 1,585 1,683 1,585 1,683 2,022 1,646 2,022 1,646 6,850 6,700 6,850 6,700Racially Agg. Harassment/Conduct 197 176 165 135 61 44 54 39 76 54 62 49 334 274 281 223False Calls and Bomb Hoaxes 5 13 5 13 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 5 9 19 9 19Brokers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Children and Young Persons Act 2 4 2 4 8 1 8 1 2 2 2 2 12 7 12 7Cruelty to Animals (except Dogs) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 4 4 4Offences involving Animals and Birds 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 7 3 5Dogs Act and Orders 29 24 29 24 41 65 41 65 36 24 36 24 106 113 106 113Explosives and Firearms 27 19 27 19 13 12 13 12 29 15 29 15 69 46 69 46Fishery Laws 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1Game Laws 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 3 4 3 6 3 6 3Deer (S) Act Offences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Liquor Laws - Drunkenness 714 661 714 661 124 127 124 127 295 281 295 281 1,133 1,069 1,133 1,069Liquor Laws - Licensees 10 10 10 10 13 11 13 11 9 1 9 1 32 22 32 22Liquor Laws – Other Offences 46 34 46 34 34 25 34 25 20 17 20 17 100 76 100 76Civic Govt. (S) Act and Similar Provs. 33 13 33 13 2 10 2 10 10 4 10 4 45 27 45 27Public Health 150 106 150 106 42 31 42 31 34 29 34 29 226 166 226 166Bicycle Offences 41 16 41 16 35 40 35 40 3 3 3 3 79 59 79 59Obstruction on Roads and Bridges 11 1 11 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 15 7 15 7Trespass Acts, etc 2 0 2 0 21 9 21 9 3 0 3 0 26 9 26 9Other Group 6 Offences 753 935 753 935 311 342 311 342 265 282 265 282 1,329 1,559 1,329 1,559Table 6 7,415 8,137 6,857 7,357 3,409 3,766 3,304 3,546 4,099 3,826 3,864 3,534 14,923 15,729 14,025 14,437

This category covers a range of offences. Of particular note is the rise in petty assault. This is an area where there has been much police activity this year and this will continue in an effort to reduce this type of offending which is often associated with the over consumption of alcohol in a domestic or street setting. Group 7 CENTRAL CENTRAL EASTERN EASTERN WESTERN WESTERN FORCE FORCEClassification of Crimes and Offences Cases Made

Known Cases with Persons Traced

Cases Made Known


Cases Made Known


Cases Made Known


Group 7– Offences Relating to Motor Vehicles

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Apr 05- Mar 06

Apr 06- Mar 07

Dangerous and Careless Driving 359 334 359 334 406 339 406 339 299 269 299 269 1,064 942 1,064 942Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 4 35 34 35 34 37 21 37 21 23 16 23 16 95 71 95 71Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 5 286 271 286 271 213 208 213 208 230 246 230 246 729 725 729 725*Vehicle Excise Act Offences 671 535 671 535 320 255 320 255 262 248 262 248 1253 1038 1253 1038*Speeding in Built-up Areas 4,687 4,215 4,687 4,215 436 495 436 495 856 570 856 570 5,979 5,280 5,979 5,280*Speeding outwith Built-up Areas 478 581 478 581 4,407 3,557 4,407 3,557 11,515 12,583 11,515 12,583 16,400 16,721 16,400 16,721*Other Motor Vehicle Offences 7,760 8,275 7,760 8,275 5,222 4,639 5,222 4,639 5,814 5,695 5,814 5,695 18,796 18,609 18,796 18,609Table 7 14,276 14,245 14,276 14,245 11,041 9,514 11,041 9,514 18,999 19,627 18,999 19,627 44,316 43,386 44,316 43,386*Including Conditional Offers

Complaints Against the Police Complaints against the police – numbers and disposal 2005/2006 2006/2007Number of complaint cases received during the year 291 352Number of complaint cases outstanding from the previous year 52 60Total number of complaint cases to be processed 343 412 Complaint allegations disposed of during the year as follows: Withdrawn by complainer 6 4 Abandoned due to non co-operation of the complainer 8 5 Found to be unsubstantiated 24 2 Resolved by explanation to the complainer 157 239 Reported to the Procurator Fiscal and leading to ‘No Proceedings’ decision 140 109 Reported to the Procurator Fiscal and leading to criminal proceedings 0 2 Resulting in action in terms of misconduct regulations 2 4 Resulting in Corrective Advice 2 3 Total 339 368 Number of complaint cases outstanding as at 31st March as follows: Reporting to and pending the decision of the Procurator Fiscal 14 19 Still under enquiry by the Investigating Officer 21 12 Pending Court proceedings 1 2 Pending Disciplinary Proceedings 0 3 Otherwise Pending 26 15 Total 62 51

The figure for 2006/07 of 352 sees an increase of 21% from 291 in 2005/06. Of the 368 allegations disposed of during the year 65% (239) were resolved by explanation to the complainer, 30% (109) were reported to the Area Procurator Fiscal leading to a decision not to instigate criminal proceedings and 0.5% (2) have led to criminal proceedings.

Number of Working Days Lost 2005/2006 2006/2007

Police Support Police Support Central 5955 1027 6111 716Eastern 2135 542 2972 558Western 2967 871 3030 1274Headquarters 813 5768 636 6299

Total 11870 8208 12749 8847Percentage 4.5% 5.3% 4.8% 5.5%

The figures show an increase in working days lost for police officers of 879 days compared to 2005/6. This is the first reported increase since 2001 and is due to an increase in the number of short-term absences and a small number of absences of a longer duration. Support staff absence has increased by 639 days compared with the previous year. This is mainly attributable to an increase in the number of staff with serious long term illnesses within Western and Headquarters divisions. The figure is the third lowest percentage working days lost since 2001. Authorisation of Officers and Issue of Firearms As at 31 March 2007

Number of officers authorised by Chief Constable as firearms users 65 Number of operations against persons known or believed to be armed in which firearms were issued 12 Number of occasions on which firearms were issued for protection purposes 6 Number of persons who received specific armed protection during the year 8 Number of times firearms were issued to destroy crazed animals 1 Number of incidents where firearms were discharged by the police 1

Racist Incident Reports Number of cases where persons Incidents Reported apprehended, reported or warned 2005/2006 2006/2007 2005/2006 2006/2007Central 242 242 187 175Eastern 69 56 64 50Western 95 79 75 69Total 406 377 326 294 Breakdown of Types of Incidents 2005/2006 2006/2007Abuse/Br. of the Peace 326 315 Vandalism 31 19Assault 42 37Others 7 6Total 406 377 CENTRAL DIVISION During the year there were 242 racist incidents reported to the police in Dundee, which was the same number as in the previous year. Of these reported incidents, 72.3% resulted in the perpetrator being identified and action taken. This was a reduction on the detection figures of the previous year when 77.3% of reported incidents resulted in action being taken. Whilst this is disappointing, in 20% of the cases which were undetected, a suspect was identified but there was insufficient evidence to support further action. The trend of previous years continues with the majority of reports relating to verbal abuse, as does reports in relation to country of origin which continue to increase." EASTERN DIVISION Eastern Division continue to prioritise racist incidents. This has seen 50 of the 56 reported incidents being detected. There remains a concern that many of the incidents are of a verbally abusive nature committed by people under the influence of alcohol thus presenting a more complex challenge in our efforts to prevent such incidents occurring. WESTERN DIVISION During the past year racist incident reporting has shown a decrease of 17% within Western Division with a detection rate of 87%. Racist incidents remain a priority within the Division and are on the agenda at daily and fortnightly tasking meetings. During the year the Divisional Command team hosted meetings with members of the Muslim community and this was very worthwhile and well received. Representatives from the Division play an active role on the Perth and Kinross Racist Incidents Multi-Agency Panel and it is hoped that in the coming year up to 32 schools throughout Division will be able to participate in the Show Racism the Red Card Campaign.

Table of comparisons – Road Collisions and Casualties 2005/2006 2006/2007 Increase/Decrease % ChangeCentral Division – Dundee District Total Collisions 1533 1497 -36 -2.3% Persons Killed 7 1 -6 -85.7% Persons Seriously Injured 62 77 15 24.2% Persons Slightly Injured 286 298 12 4.2% Overall total – Killed and Injured 355 376 21 5.9% Eastern Division – Angus District Total Collisions 1250 1123 -127 -10.2% Persons Killed 7 14 7 100% Persons Seriously Injured 75 76 1 1.3% Persons Slightly Injured 348 281 -67 -19.3% Overall total – Killed and Injured 430 371 -59 -13.7% Western Division – Perth & Kinross Total Collisions 1697 1799 102 6.0% Persons Killed 13 19 6 46.2% Persons Seriously Injured 135 141 6 4.4% Persons Slightly Injured 401 391 -10 -2.5% Overall total – Killed and Injured 549 551 2 0.4%

Tayside Total Collisions 4480 4419 -61 -1.4% Persons Killed 27 34 7 25.9% Persons Seriously Injured 272 294 22 8.1% Persons Slightly Injured 1035 970 -65 -6.3% Overall total – Killed and Injured 1334 1298 -36 -2.7% There has been an overall reduction (1.4%) in the total number of collisions and a reduction (2.7%) in the total number of persons killed and injured from the previous year. However, tragically, 34 persons lost their lives on Tayside roads as compared with 27 persons in the previous year. Central and Eastern Divisions showed decreases in the number of collisions whereas Western Division showed an increase. Within Central Division there was a significant reduction in the number of persons killed from the previous year which reflected the experience of preceding years in this urban division. Unfortunately all other casualty classes increased. Eastern and Western Divisions showed an increase in the number of persons killed. Eastern Division showed an increase of one additional person seriously injured and a significant reduction in persons slightly injured. Western Division showed an increase of six additional persons seriously injured and a small reduction in persons slightly injured. Tayside Police continues to work in close liaison with local authorities and the Scottish Executive to examine and analyse collision history to consider possible engineering solutions. Education and encouragement along with targeted enforcement activities seek to influence road user behaviour and attitudes, thereby enhancing road safety awareness. By comparison with previous years, 2006/7 has seen the lowest ever number of collisions (4419) with a slight increase in the number of injury collisions (997) which is the third lowest across the force since 1990. Whilst there has been a very slight increase in the number of persons killed and seriously injured in general terms the force is maintaining the overall trend to achieve the National Targets set for casualty reduction by 2010.

Table of road users killed and injured Killed Injured Totals 2005/2006 2006/2007 2005/2006 2006/2007 2005/2006 2006/2007

Central Division – Dundee District Pedestrians 3 1 103 102 106 103

Pedal Cyclists 0 0 21 26 21 26

Motor Cyclists 0 0 20 16 20 16

Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 0 1 0 1

Drivers 3 0 128 136 131 136

Passengers 1 0 76 94 77 94

Totals 7 1 348 375 355 376


Pedestrians 1 1 36 43 37 44




Drivers 3 8 214 171 217 179

Passengers 1 3 138 102 139 105

Totals 7 14 423 357 430 371

Western Division – Perth & Kinross Pedestrians 1 3 45 47 46 50




Drivers 6 7 254 263 260 270Passengers 0 6 162 149 162 155

Totals 13 19 536 532 549 551

Tayside Pedestrians 5 5 184 192 189 197




Drivers 12 15 596 570 608 585

Passengers 2 9 376 345 378 354

Totals 27 34 1307 1264 1334 1298

Regrettably there have been increases in the number of drivers, passengers and motor cycle passengers killed along with increases in the number of pedestrians pedal cyclists and motor cyclists injured.

Tragically during the year there was a collision in Western Division involving two vehicles which resulted in 5 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Again in Western Division there was a collision involving two vehicles which resulted in 2 fatalities and 2 serious injuries. In Eastern Division there was a collision involving two vehicles which resulted in 2 fatalities and 2 slight injuries. The number of motor cycle related casualties has remained at approximately the same level however it should be recognised that recreational motor cycling continues to expand and many of the rural roads within the force are extremely popular amongst this fraternity. Educational and enforcement activities are carried out in conjunction with our neighbouring forces to influence rider behaviour and to encourage riders and their passengers to use our roads in safety. The "Bikesafe" initiative continues to be supported by Tayside Police and the motor cyclists from the Road Policing Unit engage with riders to enhance their overall awareness and hazard perception. Each participant is offered an on road assessment by specialist motor cycle officers with the aim of improving their general riding skills. Every encouragement is given to riders to seek advanced training to further develop their skills. Tayside Police Road Safety Officers, in conjunction with other personnel, are continuously engaged with local authorities, schools and the National Health Service Tayside to provide education, training and publicity to a wide range of road users. The strategy for Road Safety Education seeks to deliver life long skills to road users at relevant times. This includes the provision of advice and guidance to new parents regarding child in car safety and the vital importance of having appropriate and correctly fitted child safety restraints. Thereafter a series of educational presentations are delivered as children progress through infancy to secondary school to enhance their awareness and develop safe behaviour as they gain greater independence from their parents and unsupervised access to the roads. Children’s Traffic Club Scotland is the principal resource provided to all pre school educators to assist in the delivery of road safety education. In addition parents receive further information when their children progress from nursery to primary school. There is a continuous high level of participation within the Tayside area. The Tayside Police Cycle Training Scheme and the “Walkwise” child pedestrian training programme is offered to every Primary School. These programmes provide both classroom theory and practical on-road training for pupils during important stages of their personal development. Every school has copies of the Road Safety Scotland resource "Streetsense" which allows individual teachers to incorporate specific road safety lessons into curriculum projects. Theatre in Education incorporating road safety messages are offered on a rotational basis to Primary and Secondary Schools. These productions reinforce the various road safety messages the children learn in the classroom and vitally the important role parents have in encouraging safe road behaviour. The interactive teaching resource "Crash Magnets" is utilised in Secondary Schools and Colleges. This active learning package is directed at pre/young drivers and is intended to support other road safety initiatives targeting this vulnerable age group by influencing their attitude and behaviour to encourage safe road practices prior to commencing their driving career. In December 2006 “Safe Drive Stay Alive” was piloted in Dundee. This emotional live theatre presentation which is directed at senior secondary pupils utilises all of the emergency services, road casualty victims and relatives. These people relate their involvement in the aftermath of a collision involving a young person and explain how they cope in dealing with such an unnecessary tragedy. Following on from the success of this event plans are being developed to expand this initiative into both Angus and Perth and Kinross. Whilst the majority of education targets school age pupils other groups are also catered for. Throughout the year opportunities are taken to offer advice and practical demonstrations to various organisations and age groups and every opportunity is taken to publicise and encourage safe road practices. Tayside Safety Camera Partnership continues to influence driver behaviour by publicising locations and routes which have an identified collision and speed related history. Educational material is distributed to target groups and intelligence led enforcement activity is carried out by fixed and mobile cameras. Preliminary data indicates that at sites where cameras are used significant road safety benefits have been achieved.

Fatal Collision Pattern ~ 1990 – 2006/2007

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53

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Collision Pattern 1990 – 2006/07

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1569 14881388 1368 1369

1267 13351249 1283 1221 1146 1208 1157

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Table of road users killed and injured Killed Injured Under 16 16 and Over Under 16 16 and Over


Pedestrians 0 1 47 55

Pedal Cyclists 0 0 7 19

Motor Cyclists 0 0 1 15

Motor Cycle Passengers 0 0 1 0

Drivers 0 0 0 136

Passengers 0 0 14 80

Totals 0 1 70 305


Pedestrians 0 1 24 19




Drivers 0 8 0 171


Totals 1 13 56 301

Western Division – Perth & Kinross Pedestrians 1 2 16 31




Drivers 0 7 0 263


Totals 1 18 40 492

Tayside Pedestrians 1 4 87 105




Drivers 0 15 0 570


Totals 2 32 166 1098

Misuse of Drugs Seizures Weight Approx. Value (£)

Drug 05 – 06 06 – 07 05 – 06 06 – 07 05 – 06 06 – 07

Heroin 380 409 7784

15838.37 1,299,956 2,645,008

Cocaine 191 174 871 12285.93 52,261 737,156

MDMA (Ecstasy) 108 13

10310 34123.5 tabs 18.833g

30,930 102,370 282

LSD 4 9 73 805.52 219 2,417

Psilocybin NIL NIL NIL

Amphetamine

Powder 107 140 956 56834.62 14,396 568,346

Tablets 5 NIL 6565 NIL 19,686 NIL

Cannabis

Resin 1294 722 168,563 14728.52 482,089 42,124

Herbal 124 136 692 5714.03 1978 16,342

Plants 26 26 141 1423 24,657 249,025

Pharmaceuticals Morphine 7 12 23.1 191 6 31,897

MST 7 2 112 38 3857 190.00

Temazepam 7 10 108 82 108 82.00

Dihydrocodeine 32 41 1136 2066 568 1033

Steroids Nil NIL Nil NIL Nil NIL

Viagra Nil 3 Nil 83 Nil 664.00

Temgesic Nil 2 Nil 1 Nil 2.54

Dipipanone Nil NIL Nil 12 Nil 96.00

Diazepam 147 194 61,732 20591.61 61,732 20,592

Nitrazepam Nil 3 Nil 50 Nil 50.00

Detromoramide Nil NIL Nil NIL Nil NIL

Distigesic Nil NIL Nil NIL Nil NIL

Codeine Nil NIL Nil 3 Nil 1.50 Zopiclone Nil NIL Nil NIL Nil NIL Unknown Nil NIL Nil NIL Nil NIL

Methadone Linctus 7 409mls 151 mls 30.00

Methadone Tablets

Total Seizures 2439 1903 Total Value 4,417,708

Detected drugs offences 05-06 3,333

06-07 2,988

Table of Statutory Performance Indicators Category 2005/2006

Result 2006/2007

Target 2006/2007

Result Target

Achieved Crimes (Groups 1 to 5) % cleared up 57.5% 52% 57.8% YES Serious Violent Crime ~ crimes made known 682 No Target 718 ~Serious Violent Crime ~ % cleared up 85% 88% 83.8% NO Domestic Housebreaking ~ crimes made known 927 No Target 1001 ~Domestic Housebreaking ~ % cleared up 28.7% 30% 31.8% YES Drugs: Number of Crimes made known ~ supply, possession with intent etc.04/05 Class A only)

255 260 YES

Racist Crime ~ % cleared up 84.1% 85% 81.4% NO Car Crime ~ crimes made known 2238 No Target 1925 ~Car Crime ~ % cleared up 30.3% 29% 34.5% YES Roads Policing Unit ~ a) Number of people killed/seriously injured

299 305 328 NO

Roads Policing Unit ~ b) Number of children killed/seriously injured

42 39 36 YES

Roads Policing Unit ~ c) Number of slight casualties 1033 1138 970 YES Sickness Absence ~ % working time lost - a) Police Officers 4.5% 4.2% 4.8% NO Sickness Absence ~ % working time lost - b) Support Staff 5.3% 5% 5.5% NO Complaints ~ per 100 Employees 14.3 14 17 NO 999 Calls 90.6% 90% 90.7% YES Reports sent to Procurator Fiscal within 28 days 64.9% 75% 72% NO Reports sent to The Children’s Reporter within 10 days 84.3% 80% 80.7% YES

RANK TOTAL % FEMALE % MALE %TOTAL MINORITY

ETHNIC %FEMALE MINORITY

ETHNIC %MALE MINORITY

ETHNIC %Chief Constable 1 0.09 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Deputy Chief Constable 1 0.09 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Assistant Chief Constable 1 0.09 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Chief Superintendent 5 0.43 2 40.00 3 60.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Superintendent 9 0.77 0 0.00 9 100.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Chief Inspector 18 1.53 4 22.22 14 77.78 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Inspector 54 4.60 6 11.11 48 88.89 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Sergeant 160 13.63 16 10.00 144 90.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00Constable 925 78.79 259 28.00 666 72.00 7 0.76 1 0.11 6 0.65

TOTALS 1174 100.00 287 24.45 887 75.55 7 0.60 1 0.09 6 0.51

Promoted Posts 249 100.00 28 11.24 221 88.76 0 0.00 0 0 0 0

Officers working Part-Time 38 100.00 37 97.37 1 2.63 0 0.00 0 0 0 0

Special Constables 173 100.00 56 32.37 117 67.63 5 2.89 1 0.58 4 2.31

CHIEF CONSTABLE'S ANNUAL REPORTPOLICE RANK PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)

COMMENTS:

The above figures, for the purposes of Equal Opportunities monitoring include police officers who are on secondments or career breaks and also include:

1 Temporary DCC (Male) & 1 Temporary ACC (Male)1 Temporary Chief Superintendent (Female)1 Temporary Superintendent (Male)2 Temporary Inspectors (Males)7 Temporary Sergeants (2 Females & 5 Males)

Since March 2006, the number of minority ethnic police officers has increased by 2 to 7 (0.6%), with 1 female and 6 male officers. For the purposes of this report, the figure is based upon visible minority ethnic police officers.

Since March 2006, the total number of female officers has increased by 8 to 287 (24.5%), whilst the total number of male officers has decreased by 11 to 887 (75.5%). The number of promoted posts held by women has increased by 4 to 28 (11.2%), whilst the number of promoted posts held by men decreased by 4 to 221 (88.8%).

The total number of police officers who work on a part-time basis within the force is 38 (3.2%).

Since March 2006, the number of minority ethnic special constables has decreased by 1 to 5 (2.9%), with 1 female special constable and 4 male special constables. 2 male special constables joined the force as regular police officers. For the purposes of this report, the figure is based upon visible minority ethnic special constables.

Since March 2006, the total number of special constables has increased by 15 to 173. The total number of female special constables has increased by 6 to 56 (32.4%), whilst the total number of male special constables has increased by 9 to 117 (67.6%).

TOTAL MINORITYETHNIC %

Chief Officers (CO) 3 1 33.33 2 66.67 0 0.00Professional (PO) 67 29 43.28 38 56.72 1 1.49Technical (TE) 77 34 44.16 43 55.84 1 1.30Administrative (AP) 274 198 72.26 76 27.74 2 0.73Clerical (GS) 223 149 66.82 74 33.18 2 0.90Other 82 56 68.29 26 31.71 2 2.44

TOTALS 726 467 64.33 259 35.67 8 1.10

CHIEF CONSTABLE'S ANNUAL REPORTSUPPORT STAFF PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)

GRADE TOTAL % %FEMALE MALE

COMMENTS:

Since March 2006, the number of minority ethnic support staff has increased by 2 to 8 (1.1%). For the purposes of this report, the figure is based upon visible minority ethnic support staff.

Since March 2006 the ratio of female and male support staff has seen a 1.2% reduction to 64.3% for female support staff and 1.2% increase to 35.7% male support staff.

A total of 29.5% of support staff work on a job-share or part-time basis. This has increased by 4% since March 2006.

RANK TOTAL FEMALE % MALE %

TOTAL MINORITY

ETHNIC %

FEMALE MINORITY

ETHNIC %

MALE MINORITY

ETHNIC %Constable to Sergeant 6 2 33.33 4 66.67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Constable to Temporary Sergeant 7 1 14.29 6 85.71 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary Sergeant to Sergeant 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Sergeant to Inspector 5 1 20.00 4 80.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Sergeant to Temporary Inspector 2 0 0.00 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary Inspector to Inspector 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Inspector to Chief Inspector 2 0 0.00 2 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Inspector to Temporary Chief Inspector 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary Chief Inspector to Chief Inspector 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Chief Inspector to Superintendent 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Chief Inspector to Temporary Superintendent 2 0 0.00 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary Superintendent to Superintendent 2 0 0.00 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Superintendent to Chief Superintendent 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Superintendent to Temporary Chief Superintendent 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary Chief Superintendent to Chief Superintendent 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Chief Superintendent to Temporary ACC 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Chief Superintendent to ACC 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00ACC to Temporary DCC 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

TOTALS 32 6 18.75 26 81.25 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

CHIEF CONSTABLE'S ANNUAL REPORT

POLICE PROMOTIONS (April 2006 to March 2007)

COMMENTS:

Between April 2006 and March 2007, 32 police officers were promoted, 6 female officers (18.8%) and 26 male officers (81.2%). Of the police officers promoted 14 (43.8%) were on a temporary basis (2 females, 12 males).

There were no minority ethnic officers who were eligible to apply for promotion during this period. For the purposes of this report, the figure is based upon visible minority ethnic police officers.

Officers who are interested in promotion and who meet the criteria, must make a formal application and go through an assessment process to check competence for the next rank.


SUPPORT STAFF PROMOTIONS (April 2006 to March 2007)

GRADE TOTAL FEMALE % MALE %

TOTAL MINORITY

ETHNIC %

FEMALE MINORITY

ETHNIC %

MALE MINORITY

ETHNIC %Chief Officers Grades

0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Sub-Total 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

PO GradesTemporary PO5 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00P04 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00PO3 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary PO2 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00PO1 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Sub-Total 5 1 20.00 4 80.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

TE GradesTE2-TE3 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00TE1-4 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Sub-Total 2 0 0.00 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

AP GradesAP3-AP4 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary AP3-AP4 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00AP3 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary GS1-AP4 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00AP2 2 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary AP2 1 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00AP1-AP2 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00AP1 5 4 80.00 1 20.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Temporary AP1 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00Sub-Total 14 12 85.71 2 14.29 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

GS Grades0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

Sub-Total 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

TOTALS 21 13 61.90 8 38.10 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

COMMENTS:

Between April 2006 and March 2007, 21 Support Staff were promoted, 13 females and 8 males. 28.6% of those promoted during this period, were promoted on a temporary basis.

There were no minority ethnic support staff promoted into higher graded posts during this period. For the purposes of this report, the figure is based upon visible minority ethnic support staff.

Support Staff can apply for a higher graded advertised post within the organisation. This involves going through the same recruitment and selection process as any other applicant who does not currently work for Tayside Police.


POLICE OFFICER LEAVERS (April 2006 to March 2007)REASON FOR LEAVING % % FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITY

TOTAL FEMALE MALE ETHNIC % ETHNIC %

DEATH IN SERVICE 1 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00DISMISSALS 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00RESIGNATIONS 16 5 31.25 11 68.75 0 0.00 0 0.00RETIRALS 28 2 7.14 26 92.86 0 0.00 0 0.00TRANSFERS 2 0 0.00 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00TOTALS 47 7 14.89 40 85.11 0 0.00 0 0.00

SUPPORT STAFF LEAVERS (April 2006 to March 2007)REASON FOR LEAVING % % FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITY


DISMISSALS 2 2 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00END OF TEMPORARY CONTRACT 5 4 80.00 1 20.00 0 0.00 0 0.00RESIGNATIONS 34 25 73.53 9 26.47 0 0.00 1 2.94RETIRALS 16 10 62.50 6 37.50 0 0.00 0 0.00TRANSFERS 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00OTHER 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00TOTALS 59 43 72.88 16 27.12 0 0.00 1 1.69

SPECIAL CONSTABLE LEAVERS (April 2006 to March 2007)REASON FOR LEAVING % % FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITY


APPOINTED TO REGULARS 8 3 37.50 5 62.50 0 0.00 2 25.00RESIGNATIONS 15 8 53.33 7 46.67 0 0.00 0 0.00TRANSFERS 2 1 50.00 1 50.00 0 0.00 0 0.00TOTALS 25 12 48.00 13 52.00 0 0.00 2 8.00

COMMENTS:

Between April 2006 to March 2007, a total of 47 police officers left the force (7 females, 40 males). Between April 2006 to March 2007, a total of 59 support staff left the force (43 females, 16 males). 1 minority ethnic male resigned from the force.Between April 2006 to March 2007, a total of 25 special constables left the force (12 females, 13 males). 2 minority ethnic male Special Constables joined the force as Police Officers during this period.

For the purposes of this report, the minority ethnic figures are based upon visible minority ethnic staff.

FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITYFEMALE MALE ETHNIC % ETHNIC %

Application Forms Received 9 3 33.33 6 66.67 0 0.00 1 11.11Recruited 44 13 29.55 31 70.45 0 0.00 2 4.55

FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITYFEMALE MALE ETHNIC % ETHNIC %

Application Forms Received 162 64 39.51 98 60.49 1 0.62 10 6.17Recruited 40 18 45.00 22 55.00 0 0.00 1 2.50

FEMALE MINORITY MALE MINORITY FEMALE MALEFEMALE MALE ETHNIC % ETHNIC % GJIS % GJIS %

Application Forms Received 3588 2247 62.63 1332 37.12 38 1.06 66 1.84 26 0.72 42 1.17Recruited 105 69 65.71 36 34.29 1 0.95 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00

SUPPORT STAFF TOTAL % %

SPECIAL CONSTABLE TOTAL % %

CHIEF CONSTABLE'S ANNUAL REPORTRECRUITMENT (From April 2006 to March 2007)

POLICE OFFICER TOTAL % %

COMMENTS:

Tayside Police is currently implementing the recommendations stemming from the recruitment review which was completed in 2006. In relation to police officer recruitment the recommendations will allow a faster processing of applications whilst ensuring the process itself remains robust and meets the requirements for the post. Already the implementation of better relationship management has begun to bear fruit with four minority ethnic applicants to the Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates compared with none in recent years. Although none were successful all have successfully completed Tayside Police's recruitment process for the Regulars and will be joining during 2007. The impact of the review will also ensure that the level of knowledge of those involved in recruitment will be maintained and increased through the updating of the Recruitment and Selection Guidance and regular updates via the intranet. A Service Level Agreement is also being developed for recruitment to ensure everyone is aware of their responsibilities.

Police Officers

During this period, Tayside Police were not accepting applications as we already had sufficient candidates in the recruitment process. The majority of officers recruited during this reporting period had applied to the Force before April 2006. Although there have been no applications received for police officers during 2006 except for Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates, interest in joining Tayside Police remains extremely high with a great deal of interest being shown at careers events and through contact by telephone or e-mail. Recruitment is set to resume in mid 2007 and it is unlikely that there will be a need for widescale advertising although more targeted advertising towards under-represented groups will take place. The anticipated quicker processing of applications will hopefully alleviate any concerns amongst individual that the process is too long.

9 Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates applications were received from 33.3% females and 66.7% males. 11.1% of these applications received were from minority ethnic applicants. Of those applicants who were successful in joining the force, 29.6% of new recruits during the period April 2006 - March 2007 were female and 4.5% of new recruits were from a minority ethnic background.

COMMENTS:

Special Constables

There has been a significant increase in interest from students during 2006 to become Special Constables. This has been partly from the push by Universities and colleges to get students to undertake voluntary work to assist their CVs and an increased interest in using the Specials as a stepping stone into the regulars. Better contact is therefore being made with the further education establishments to foster this interest. The Special Constabulary is also continuing to prove a valuable tool in gaining interest in the police service from under-represented groups.

162 applications were received from applicants expressing an interest in joining Tayside Police as a Special Constable. 39.5% of applications were from females and 60.5% were from males. 6.8% of applications were received from applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds. Of those applicants who were successful in joining the force, 45% of those joining as a Special Constable during the period April 2005 -March 2006 were female and 2.5% of new Special Constables were from a minority ethnic background.

Support Staff

Of the 3588 applications received between April 2006 and March 2007, 105 individuals were recruited. 1 minority ethnic applicant was recruited during this time. The Recruitment Team are currently looking at ways to increase applications from minority ethnic applicants and applicants with disabilities. Out of the large number of applications received, 9 applicants did not specify their gender and 9 applicants chose not to specify their ethnic origin on the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form.

AGE GROUP TOTAL % FEMALE % MALE %TOTAL MINORITY

ETHNIC %16-24 33 2.81 12 36.36 21 63.64 0 0.0025-34 376 32.03 146 38.83 230 61.17 4 1.0635-44 465 39.61 104 22.37 361 77.63 2 0.4345-54 296 25.21 25 8.45 271 91.55 1 0.3455-64 4 0.34 0 0.00 4 100.00 0 0.0065+ 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

TOTALS 1174 100.00 287 24.45 887 75.55 7 0.60


ETHNIC %16-24 32 4.41 25 78.13 7 21.88 2 6.2525-34 168 23.14 113 67.26 55 32.74 3 1.7935-44 221 30.44 156 70.59 65 29.41 2 0.9045-54 191 26.31 124 64.92 67 35.08 1 0.5255-64 111 15.29 47 42.34 64 57.66 0 0.0065+ 3 0.41 2 66.67 1 33.33 0 0.00

TOTALS 726 100.00 467 64.33 259 35.67 8 1.10

SPECIAL CONSTABLE AGE PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)


ETHNIC %16-24 47 27.17 20 42.55 27 57.45 3 6.3825-34 51 29.48 20 39.22 31 60.78 0 0.0035-44 39 22.54 12 30.77 27 69.23 1 2.5645-54 25 14.45 4 16.00 21 84.00 1 4.0055-64 11 6.36 0 0.00 11 100.00 0 0.0065+ 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

TOTALS 173 100.00 56 32.37 117 67.63 5 2.89


POLICE AGE PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)

SUPPORT STAFF AGE PROFILE (as at 31 March 2007)

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