About Us

Secretariat

Managed by the General Secretary, our Secretariat is the single point of contact for all enquiries from police forces, external partners and the public, on strategic policing matters. It supports the 10 business areas, coordinates national policing policy and participates in the development of policy and legislation.

Business Change Directorate

The broad vision underpinning the Directorate is to deliver a programme of common, integrated ICT systems which support an agreed national business model of policing in Scotland. The Directorate comprises the Business Benefits Unit, the Programme Support Office and the National Business Design Team, which collectively provides a solid framework for delivering business change across Scotland.

ACPOS Strategic Development Unit

The ACPOS Strategic Development Unit (SDU) is responsible for the development of, and delivery against, the ACPOS Strategic Framework which identifies both the nature and extent of challenges faced by the police, and sets action plans for improvement. 

The first step in the framework is the production of the ACPOS Strategic Policing Assessment which considers both operational and business risks to the service. The assessment is developed by the SDU who link closely with forces, ACPOS Business areas, ACPOS Business Change Programme Board and key stakeholders including the Scottish Government, HMRC, Scottish Prison Service, SOCA, COSLA, Community Safety Partnership, Scottish Institute for Policing Research in setting the policing strategy.

In delivering the strategy the ACPOS SDU design and implement a programme management approach to the development of action plans across all ACPOS Business Area, National Portfolio Leads,  Business Change Programme Board and wider policing community, identifying and managing interdependencies and conflicts which exist across different projects in order to deliver a streamlined approach to strategic delivery.

The SDU are also response for providing specialised analytical support to ACPOS and provide professional advice to Chief Constables across 8 forces and Director General Level within the SCDEA on analysis, risk management and strategic business planning.