National and International
Development Strategy
International Development Unit / Gordon Thomson / January 2016
Overview
• Why:
strategic context
• What:
our priorities
• How:
our approach
• Outcomes delivered
Why: the strategic context
• “Keeping People Safe”
• 3 significant drivers ...
Change: Conflict
Change: Population movement
Change: Criminal activity
UK Government
Improve Security and Justice:
– conflict and instability
– unaccountable and ineffective governments
– transnational and organised crime
– human rights violations
– poor socio-economic development
Policing the Context: Principles and guidance to inform international policing assistance
UK Stabilisation Unit, March 2014
Scottish Government
• Enhance our global outlook to set the domestic conditions for
success
• Strengthen our external relationships, roles and networks
• Build our reputation and international attractiveness, boosting
our trade and investment
• Encourage engagement with the European Union
International Policy Statement, March 2015
What: Scottish Policing Priorities
• Make communities safer and reduce harm by tackling and
investigating crime and demonstrating pioneering approaches to
prevention and collaboration at a national and local level
• Strengthen Scotland’s reputation as a successful and safe
country by demonstrating excellence in effectively planning for
and responding to major events and threats
Scottish Policing Priorities
• Provide efficient, effective service focused on protecting frontline
services delivering the benefits of police reform and promoting
continuous improvement
• Make communities stronger and improve wellbeing by
increasing public confidence and reducing fear of crime, making
the Police Service of Scotland and exemplar of visible, ethical
and responsive policing
Having set the context what are our
international priorities ?
How: Proposed Strategic Priorities
• Delivering national and international training and development
• Providing specialist services, advice and support nationally and
internationally
• Developing national and international collaborative partnerships
• Developing police officers and staff through national and
international actions
Our approach
• Human rights, ethics and values
• Targeted
• Joint approach, partnerships
• Innovation
Portfolio
Training, Leadership and Development:
– Leadership and Professional Development
– Core Police Training
– Specialist Police Training
Portfolio
Deployments: Prevention and Detection
– Research and intelligence gathering
– Migration
– Escorting and extradition
– Serious organised crime and counter terrorism
– Public protection
– Community policing
Portfolio
Exchanges
– Police and staff engaging in Europe and internationally,
learning from other policing contexts / approaches
– Police and staff from services in UK, Europe and
Internationally learning from the Scottish Policing model
Portfolio
Partnerships
– Collaboration with public, private and third sector to develop
and deliver joint actions, and share best practice and
lessons learnt
Outcomes
1. Our actions enable safer communities in Scotland, nationally
and internationally
2. Our input informs and influences national and international
policing and security
3. Our collaboration uses and asset - based approach enabling
broader national and international impact
4. Our people have increased skills, knowledge and
understanding of national and international communities
Summary
Strategy seeks to:
Enhance our global outlook to set the domestic conditions for
success:
Embed internationalisation
Knowledge exchange
Targeted support
Coherent approach
Scotland’s International Framework
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