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Local Police Plan 2020 - 23
Our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of the
people and communities of Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
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Planning Framework OFFICIAL
The Chief Constable of Police Scotland has responsibility for the policing of Scotland
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Contents
Foreword 4
About Dumfries and Galloway 5
Public interaction and engagement 8
National priorities and objectives 10
Our priorities 12
Our plan on a page 15
Priorities – what we will do
Violent Crime, Disorder and Anti-social Behaviour 16
Acquisitive Crime 18
Road Safety and Road Crime 20
Protecting Vulnerable People 21
Substance Misuse 23
How we will contribute to the Local Outcome 25
Improvement Plan
Scrutiny and performance 32
Equalities, ethics and values 33
Local contact details 34
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Foreword
As Divisional Commander for It considers national strategic
Dumfries and Galloway Division, I outcomes and as member of the
am delighted to introduce the local Community Planning
Dumfries and Galloway Local Partnership, our priorities are linked
Policing Plan for 2020-2023. closely to the Dumfries and
Galloway Local Outcome
I am proud to have been
Improvement Plan with a key focus
appointed Divisional Commander
on the delivery of our shared
of Dumfries and Galloway Division
outcomes. Local Policing is the key
and I would like thank my
to the effectiveness of Police
predecessor Chief Superintendent
Scotland and Dumfries and
Linda Jones for her commitment
Galloway division is committed to
and dedication to policing the
being in touch with our
area over the preceding three
communities and understanding
years. It is clear that Dumfries and
their needs and concerns.
Galloway Division holds a key focus
on local communities and I look Our plan outlines how we intend to
forward to working closely with the deliver policing services over the
people of Dumfries and Galloway next three years and is truly
and our partners to deliver a reflective of the issues that are most
services that generates confidence important to our communities.
in policing and a safer Dumfries
and Galloway.
The Chief Constable sets national
priorities for policing across the
whole of Scotland. This local plan is
a statutory requirement under the
Police and Fire Reform (Scotland)
Act 2012 and the local priorities
outlined reflect local community
concerns and our commitment to
ensuring the safety and wellbeing
of all citizens.
T/Chief Superintendent Carol McGuire
Divisional Commander,
Dumfries and Galloway
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About Dumfries and
Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway covers
2,380 square miles with an
estimated population of 148,000. It
is served by a unity local
government, Dumfries and
Galloway Council. As a border
county with England, Dumfries and
Galloway encompasses a
significant arterial road link landscape. Significant tourist
between England and Scotland attractions include, Kirkcudbright –
(M74/A74 (M)). Equally the A75, known as the artist town, Robert
Gretna – Stranraer road provides a Burns Mausoleum within Dumfries
vital link to the sea ports in the west and Gretna Gateway Shopping
of the region and access to Village.
Northern Ireland via ferry. Our
enhanced strategic location Dumfries and Galloway Divisional
denotes our region must deliver a Structure
high quality of service not only to its
residents but the wider Scottish The Divisional Commander leads
population. the Division and is supported by
three Superintendents, covering
The population of Dumfries and Operations, Support and Service
Galloway is different from the Delivery and Serious Crime and
overall population profile of Public Protection.
Scotland with those in the 60-74
and 75+ bracket markedly above There are two subdivisions. VA
the Scottish average. Looking subdivision covers, Dumfries, the
forward our population in the 75+ wider Nithsdale area and
bracket is predicted to increase by Annandale and Eskdale. VG
2026 with a predicted fall in the subdivision covers the Stewartry
population of 16-64 year olds. As a and Wigtownshire areas. Each
service, Police Scotland need to be subdivision has a Local Area
acutely aware of these changes Commander of Chief Inspector
and plan for the future to ensure a rank who has responsibility for local
sustainable service is provided. management operations and local
Policing engagement.
Dumfries and Galloway is a popular
tourist area in Scotland with a Two Detective Chief Inspectors
number of holiday complexes support the Detective
scattered across our coastal
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Superintendent for all serious crime
and public protection matters.
A further Chief Inspector sits within
Divisional Headquarters, Dumfries
and holds responsibility for
corporate functions including
Partnerships, Licensing and Event
Operations.
The division is also supported by
number of national resources, Contact Assessment Model (CAM)
including Armed Response, Road
Policing, Safer Communities and The launch of CAM in May 2019 has
Specialist Crime. revolutionised our approach to
public needs and developed our
In a wider setting, Dumfries and ability to deploy appropriate
Galloway Division pride ourselves resources to incidents.
on having strong relationships with
our partner agencies and we will From the first point of contact with
continue to work with others to Police Scotland via our Service
create an area where people feel Centre or when attending at a
safe and want to live. Police Station, the way in which we
triage the individuals needs or
Policing in Dumfries and Galloway report is based upon an enhanced
has continually developed since assessment. To complete this
the inception of Police Scotland in assessment we review the threat,
2013. In 2016 we carried out a risk and harm presented and take
Divisional restructure of our account of the environmental
response and community policing setting and investigative
units. This allowed us to enhance opportunities available. This
our deployment model and creates an individually tailored
engagement opportunities with our approach to protect the
communities. vulnerable and ensures every
individual gets the right response
Building on this restructure, 2019 when they contact Police
saw some significant changes to Scotland.
Policing in Dumfries and Galloway
that have enabled us to provide a Additional training and resources
more efficient service across the within our service centres has
region. allowed for the resolution of some
calls at the first point of contact
These include the introduction of with Police. This has enabled our
the Contact Assessment Model officers to be afforded more time
(CAM) and the launch of mobile to be visible in the communities
devices for our workforce. they serve.
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Dumfries and Galloway Division support to our communities and
were proud to be the first division to partners. Locally, we commenced
transfer to CAM, which has now the use of Microsoft Teams to
been rolled out nationally. improve efficiency and ensure a
virtual capability with our
Throughout this change Police partnership meetings.
Scotland’s focus has been to
protect the public and the most
vulnerable people in our
communities.
New Technology
In early 2020 mobile devices
replaced paper notebooks for front
line officers in Dumfries and
Galloway. The Samsung Note 9
devices have been specifically
programmed for Police Scotland
and provides officers’ access to a
variety of every day policing
applications whilst out on patrol
which were previously only
available in an office environment.
Moving Forward
The modernisation of the paper
notebook has reduced paperwork Scotland will host the United
time and increased officer visibility National Framework Convention on
and accessibility in communities. Climate Change 26th Conference
This investment in technology is vital of the Parties (COP26) in November
to ensure that Police Scotland 2021. Although located in
adapt to modern society and our Glasgow, the conference will
officers are best equipped to deal impact communities and Police
with incidents. Officers across the country. The
planning processes employed by
Police Scotland’s response to the Police Scotland to deliver this large
Coronavirus pandemic at the start scale event are well underway and
of 2020 significantly changed the throughout the conference period
way in which we interact with our we will ensure a continued quality
communities and partners. As an of service is provided to our local
organisation, we were able to communities.
rapidly adapt to new legislation
and a changing social
environment across the country. By
reviewing working practises and
adapting our approach we were
able to maintain a high level of
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Public interaction and
engagement
Social media Awareness Week and Shut Out
Scammers.
During the Coronavirus pandemic our
Social media footprint has allowed us
to support our partners in circulating
crucial public health information.
Our social media accounts are:
Facebook:
DumfriesGallowayPoliceDivision
Twitter:
@DumfriesGPolice
As the online world develops, Policing
@GallowayPolice
and how we engage with the public
@NithsdalePolice
has moved into the virtual world. One
@AnnanEskdPolice
of the most successful developments
of Dumfries and Galloway Division has
Dumfries and Galloway Virtual
been our use of social media to
Operations Support Team
engage with communities.
(DGVOST)
We use social media to circulate
DGVOST was developed through
witness appeals, missing people
our partnerships within the local
appeals, provide crime prevention
resilience partnership. The DGVOST
advice and distribute information
team is deployed during major
about ongoing incidents or road
incidents and uses social media to
closures.
gather real time information from
the public and to distribute key
Social media also allows the public to
messages. The success of DGVOST
have a greater insight into the
has brought us close to our
everyday role of a police officer. We
communities and boosted public
aim to use the sites not only for
engagement.
appeals, but also as a means of
circulating good news stories and
DGVOST posts have featured on
officer achievements. Additionally
national news headlines and in
we use our social media platforms to
national newspapers during
raise awareness of national
incidents of inclement weather.
campaigns such as Hate Crime
This highlights the partnerships
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ability to provide accurate and visible and accessible police
timely updates to our communities. service. Working alongside our
partners, we develop sessions
Serving Rural and Diverse based on emerging crime trends
Communities to keep our communities informed
and offer access to crime
As a rural region we need to prevention information.
ensure maximum reach and
accessibility across all our We ensure our officers are visible
communities. by car, bicycle and on foot across
the region. Individual officers are
Mobile connectivity cannot always deployed in numerous specific
be relied upon and with this in remits, including to Dumfries and
mind we have a vigorous Galloway Royal Infirmary, all
approach to community policing secondary schools across the
and engagement in the wider region and joint working with the
community. Local Authority in relation to anti-
social behaviour. Our community
We hold drop in sessions at our officers attend community council
stations and police surgeries at meetings and our management
community hubs and team have key roles in a number
supermarkets. These allow of strategic focus groups including
members of the public the Community Justice, Road Safety,
opportunity to meet with officers Community Safety Partnership’s
and seek advice or information and a number of Public Protection
and are vital in maintaining a committees.
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National priorities and
objectives
The Police and Fire Reform and the Scottish Police Authority’s
(Scotland) Act 2012 sets out the Joint Strategy for Scotland (2020), is
overarching Policing principles for the strategic plan for policing in
Scotland. Scotland in response to the Scottish
Government’s Strategic Policing
In December 2019 The Scottish
Priorities.
Government refreshed its Strategic
Policing Priorities for Police Scotland. It recognises the need to tackle
traditional and visible crimes, as well
These are:
as ways of preventing and disrupting
Crime and Security more complex and inventive use of
Confidence digital and online crimes that often
Sustainability originate out with Scotland.
Partnerships
The Strategy is framed around five
People
strategic outcomes and supporting
Evidence
objectives. The outcomes are:
Policing for a safe, protected and
resilient Scotland, Police Scotland
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National priorities are informed by Along with the strategic policing
the findings of Police Scotland’s priorities they influence our local
National Strategic Assessment and approach to policing to ensure our
the knowledge and experience of local plan supports policing
police leaders across the service. throughout Scotland.
They are set out each year in Police
Scotland’s Annual Police Plan.
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Our priorities
How we identify our local priorities and it is clear from the result of our
consultation that the public retain
This plan details local responses to an expectation that our priorities
local issues. It has been derived are focused around supporting
from what the people of the region vulnerable people and reducing
want and works on the principle of crime in all settings. Our public
having local officers in the heart of consultation process is available
our communities to address the throughout the year and is regularly
problems within them. reviewed.
To ensure we make the plan
Our people and our partners
meaningful for local people and
partners we use a number of
We held a ‘focus’ day event for our
methods to identify our local
internal and external partners to
policing priorities. This allows us to
contribute to the new plan. This
structure our resources to meet
presented the opportunity for
current and projected demand
constructive discussion amongst
across our region.
front line responders, management
Identifying our local priorities in turn and partners on local issue.
allow us to formulate more focused
Strategic assessment
objectives against Police
Scotland’s national strategic
To assist further in establishing our
outcomes (see our plan on a
policing priorities, we reviewed our
page). The four main strands of
strategic assessment which details
engagement used to formulate our
an overview of crimes and
local policing plan were:
emerging issues and trends in
Public opinion Scotland.
Dumfries and Galloway Local
To establish what the public
Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP)
considered to be policing priorities
for the region we carried out a
Whilst setting our priorities we
public consultation survey. This has
reviewed the Dumfries and
been an important way for us to
Galloway Local Outcome
determine our response to issues of
Improvement Plan 2017-2027
concern and allowed the public to
(LOIP). This plan has the
influence our analysis of what
overarching vision of ‘working
matters both locally and on a
together to create an ambitious,
national scale. Our priorities are
prosperous and confident Dumfries
strongly influence by public opinion
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and Galloway where people
achieve their potential’.
Alignment to the LOIP allows the
division to contribute to local
improvement objectives and
national outcomes set by the
Scottish Government.
The Dumfries and Galloway Local
Outcome Improvement Plan
Outcomes are:
Additional work that we do to support the Local Outcome Improvement Plan
is detailed in pages 25 - 31
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Dumfries and Galloway
Local Policing Priorities
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Plan on a page – Dumfries and Galloway
Our vision | Policing for a safe, protected and resilient Scotland
Our purpose | Improve the safety and wellbeing of people, places and communities in Scotland
Our Values | Fairness | Integrity | Respect | Human Rights
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Priorities - what we will do
OBJECTIVE:
Engage with the public and communities to
reduce and prevent crime
ACTIVITY:
The prevention, investigation, *Target those intent on carrying out acts of
and detection of all of violent violence by analysing intelligence and
crime remains a primary focus for deploying our officers to the right locations
Police Scotland. Violent crime, at the right time
disorder and anti-social
*Ensure a robust approach to offending,
behaviour is often linked to including the use of intelligence led stop
alcohol and drug misuse and searches
can affect the quality of life in
our communities, leaving *Collaborate with our social work and
criminal justice partners to effectively
individuals feeling isolated and
manage offenders through the use of anti-
vulnerable.
social behaviour legislation, curfew and bail
restrictions should offending continue
Violent crime is targeted across
the division by means of our *Ensure our community teams remain
night time economy strategies, accessible and approachable to allow for
early intervention and quick problem
including regular visits to licensed
solving in relation to developing
premises, community
problematic hotspot ASB locations
engagement and the review of
information and intelligence. *Work with our partners to educate our
The effective deployment of young people to become good citizens
resources ensures the best use of *Enhance partnership working, signposting
local knowledge to identify to diversionary activities and deploy our
hotspot areas of problematic officers to initiate early intervention work
offenders.
INDICATORS:
Our criminal investigation
department maintains an *Review of violent crime figures – both
oversight of all violent crime and recorded and detected
we employ a robust enquiry *Referrals to the multi-agency tasking group
process. Intelligence led
*Participation in the Youth Justice and Police
activities are utilised to identify
Scotland 3 R’s project
offenders and reduce violent
crime and disorder. *Restorative Justice warnings and impact
*Number of visits to care homes by link
Officers
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Our offender management unit has communities safe and making our
responsibility for the management public feel safe. We all recognise
of violent and sexual offenders who that tackling the scourge of
are living within our communities. antisocial behaviour is not the
Each offender is managed responsibility of one single agency,
according to specific risk and collectively this strategy
provides a commitment to ensuring
assessment and we contribute to
that effective information sharing
Multi Agency Public Protection
and joint working approaches will
Arrangements (MAPPA). continue to prevent and confront
Anti-social behaviour problems at an early stage.
We recognise the need to listen
To meet our statutory responsibilities and respond to the issues which
under Anti-Social Behaviour etc matter most to our local
(Scotland) Act 2004. Dumfries and communities; to involve, empower
Galloway Division along with the and inform them to promote
Local Authority have developed an community wellbeing and a sense
Antisocial Behaviour Strategy 2020- of safety. We will recognise
2024. vulnerability and will prioritise our
resources to support those in
This Antisocial Behaviour Strategy greatest need of protection.
provides the framework by which
Additionally to tackle youth anti-
public services, voluntary agencies,
private sector and registered social social behaviour through
landlords in Dumfries and Galloway education and diversion we
will work together to tackle participate in Operation Safety, Big
antisocial behaviour across the World and Do the Right Thing.
region. It builds upon the strong These are multi-agency initiatives
partnership arrangements with the designed to educate children and
region which have been proven to young people in the different
deliver a valuable service in our aspects of modern life with a focus
area. on personal safety, risk taking
All partners involved in the behaviour and responsible
development of this strategy citizenship. The sessions focus on
understand the need to work the impact of decisions on both the
collaboratively to achieve a individual and the wider
common goal of keeping local community.
BJECTI
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OBJECTIVE:
Reduce crime through preventing
offending and reducing reoffending
BJECTI ACTIVITY:
Crime rates in Dumfries and **Identify and arrest perpetrators to reduce
Galloway are among the lowest the impact of acquisitive crime on
in Scotland. To maintain this and communities
effectively realise a long term
reduction in acquisitive crimes *Employ a robust investigation process for
we need to, promote crime reported crime including utilising forensic
prevention opportunities, work opportunities, local action plans and high
with our partners to increase visibility patrols
awareness of the issue and *Sustain low levels of acquisitive crime by
identify and report offenders. working with communities and focussing on
prevention and intervention methods
Our criminal investigation
department maintain oversight *Work with partners, including trading
of all acquisitive crimes and standards, social work and Scottish Fire and
have forged close links with Rescue Service to collaboratively promote
bordering divisions and Police crime prevention opportunities
Forces. *Contribute to national campaigns such as
‘Shut out Scammers’ and share best
As a rural region, the extensive practice across divisional boundaries and
road network presents with specialist departments ensuring
opportunities for criminals to management of oversight of emerging
travel into our region and target trends
isolated communities. The
development of intelligence * Work with our community justice partners
assists with the deployment of to tackle problematic offending behaviours
our resources providing a visible and support diversionary initiatives
policing presence.
INDICATORS:
Our Community Police Unit are
skilled in crime prevention *Review of acquisitive crime rates
techniques and provide both *Review of the commission of both
domestic and commercial domestic and commercial housebreakings,
security surveys. and detection rates
We work in collaboration with *Participation with community justice
the National Retailers Against projects
Crime Organisation to combat *Community crime prevention inputs
travelling criminals who target
our region. This established *Satisfaction survey results
relationship also provides
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education and information to people to contribute to their
shopkeepers in relation to current community through positive
trends and developing techniques neighbour relationships.
utilised by high tariff offenders.
The methods used in the
commission of financial crime are
Financial harm varied and can often be extremely
deceptive.
Financial harm crime by fraud or
online means continues to grow The financial harm strategy
and is becoming increasing identified 5 strands to tackle the
problematic in terms of volume, issues: Education, Engagement,
demand and investigative Engineering, Early Intervention &
opportunities. Prevention, and Enforcement. This
collaborative approach allows for
Financial harm stretches across a consistent messaging with an aim
number of methods from door step
to reducing the opportunities for
crime to ever developing our communities to be targeted by
telephone and online scams. criminals.
The Dumfries and Galloway
Divisional Financial Harm Strategy
focuses on the commission of
financial crime and encourages
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OBJECTIVE:
Collaborate to reduce casualties and crime
on our roads
ACTIVITY:
In Dumfries and Galloway our
road network is vital to local *Intelligence led patrols and the use of road
business and community collision data to ensure that appropriate
accessibility. Any injury or death resources are deployed in the right location
on a road can have a at the appropriate time
catastrophic effect on those
*Hold local campaigns and contribute to
involved and the community. It
national initiatives to promote road safety
may also impact those affected
including – drink/drug driving (summer and
by road closure and diversions.
festive), get ready for winter campaign,
summer safety
The roads policing unit within
Dumfries and Galloway have *Provide education and interactive
primary responsibility for initiatives for young drivers including multi
enforcing road traffic legislation, agency for initiatives such as Safe Drive,
the investigation, reporting and Stay Alive
analysis or road crashes. Local
*Work with and support Dumfries and
Policing supplements and
Galloway Road Safety Partnership
supports local and national
initiatives including prevention *Empower our community police officers to
activities with local communities. target areas of community concern with
both educational and enforcement
We have invested in training opportunities in relation to speeding
within our community policing offences
department to equip officers
with the skills and physical tools INDICATORS:
to take enforcement action in
relation to speeding offences on *Review of fatal and serious injury collisions
our rural road network. This levels
initiative works in conjunction *Detected road traffic offences
with established diversionary
schemes and educational *Community and educations inputs
activities and is a direct result of
Police Scotland is a member of
increased community concern
Dumfries and Galloway Road
regards speeding. Educational
Safety Partnership which aims to
events are aimed at young drivers.
“Safe Drive, Stay Alive” provides an reduce the number of road deaths
appropriate insight into the harsh and serious injury collisions in the
reality and long term region. The partnership focuses on –
consequences of avoidable road Education, Engineering,
traffic collisions. Enforcement, Encouragement and
Evaluation.
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OBJECTIVE:
Support people considered vulnerable
through working with partners to reduced
harm
ACTIVITY:
We utilise a victim centred
approach to all crimes. This *Victim centre approach to all crimes and
provide support and signposting for repeat
approach allows us to do our
victims of crime
best for every individual. Having
a safe community for vulnerable *Referrals to our MASH ensuring multi-
groups or individuals to live in agency discussion where necessary to
reduces the opportunity for protect the most vulnerable within our
victimisation and encourages communities
individuals to report crime.
*Promote the Disclosure Scheme for
To maintain a co-ordinated Domestic Abuse Scotland and third party
approach to protecting reporting opportunities
vulnerable people our Multi
*Effective partnership working to support
Agency Safeguarding Hub
health triaging alongside the NHS
(MASH) based at Divisional
Headquarters is the centre for *Best use of special bail conditions for
enhanced information sharing perpetrators of domestic abuse alongside
and effective decision making to the multi-agency tasking and coordination
safeguard vulnerable people. meetings to target domestic abuse
Additionally, our specialist Public offenders
Protection Unit have strong
partnership working across the *Education inputs regarding online safety
public protection arena. and prevention to schools and community
groups working with young people
Some crime types heighten
vulnerability significantly and we INDICATORS:
work towards reducing the
* The commission and detection of sexual
impact these crimes can have
crime including sexual cyber crime
on communities and individuals.
* Domestic abuse incidents and detections
A significant number of violent
crime incidents involve domestic * Third party reporting and hate crime
incidents
abuse. Domestic abuse can
erode the quality of life for * Referrals to partner agencies via the MASH
individuals and seriously harm
children and young people who *Victim support referrals
grow up in households where
abuse occurs.
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The Disclosure Scheme for partners to identify children at risk.
Domestic Abuse ensures victims Officers have training in respect of
and those potentially at risk of childhood trauma and Adverse
becoming victims are empowered Childhood Experiences to equip
to make decisions regards their them to recognised trauma when
safety. dealing with any incident.
There is also an ever increasing risk The mental health of individuals
of exploitation in the online world within our communities is an
and we are committed to tackling increasing concern for Police
online child sexual exploitation and Scotland. The volume of calls
identifying offenders. Crimes where an individual requires
committed against children, immediate mental health
including child sexual exploitation assistance has shown upward
can have devastating effects that trend. We work closely with the
extend into adulthood. NHS Mental Health teams to
signpost individuals to additional
We tackle child sexual exploitation support or immediate mental
by focusing on awareness, training, health triaging during a time of
intelligence and working with crisis.
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OBJECTIVE:
Reduce the harm caused by substance
misuse and tackle the sale and supply of
controlled drugs
ACTIVITY:
The supply of, and harm caused
*Develop intervention plans to target drug
by, controlled drugs has been
dealers within our region
identified as one of Police
Scotland’s six operational *Utilise stop search legislation to remove
priorities in the Police Scotland illegal substances from our communities
Strategic Assessment 2020-23.
*Develop our knowledge of and monitor
Serious and Organised Crime Groups
Substance misuse is closely linked
activity linked to substance misuse and
to other types of criminality availability, arresting and reporting those
including acquisitive crime, involved ensuring a robust approach to
violent crime, disorder and anti- identifying criminal assets
social behaviour.
*Work to divert and deter individuals from
This misuse of controlled drugs or becoming involved in Serious and
the problematic use of alcohol Organised Crime or using its products
can affect all communities and
*Increase the awareness of the effects of
influence the quality of life across
illegal drug and alcohol misuse across all
our region. Drug related deaths
age groups including early intervention and
are an increasing social,
education with young persons
economic and health concern
throughout Scotland and *Work with the local licensing forums to
Dumfries and Galloway. We co- promote the five alcohol licensing
ordinate enforcement in relation objectives – preventing crime and disorder,
to drug dealing through our securing public safety, preventing public
criminal investigation nuisance, protecting and improving public
department overview. health and protecting children and young
people from harm
To assist with prevention of drug
and alcohol misuse we have a INDICATORS:
strong working relationship with
*Drug death data
the local Alcohol and Drugs
Partnership (ADP). We have an *Drug possession offences
officer imbedded within ADP
*Drug supply offences
who specifically focuses on
reducing health inequalities, *Collaborative inputs with partners in
premature death due to respect of prevention opportunities
substance misuse, and
substance misuse, prevention
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opportunities and alcohol related Serious Organised Crime Groups
associated crime. often profit from the distribution of
controlled drugs. We are
Our Youth Engagement Officers committed to removing crime
provide early education and groups from our region and
interventions across the schools encourage communities to report
network ensuring risk taking drug related activity either direct to
behaviour is identified. They ensure police or via Crimestoppers.
a collaborative approach to
mitigating the risk of substance Community intelligence is key to
misuse within our schools. our enforcement and assists us in
tackling problematic offenders.
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How we will contribute to the
Local Outcome Improvement
Plan
In addition to the details of our actions within our local priorities we also carry
out a number of activities in support of the eight Local Outcome
Improvement Plan (LOIP) (2017-2027).
LOCAL OUTCOME 1 – FINANCIAL
Everyone who needs help to work receives the right support
Details of our activities within our local priorities – acquisitive crime, substance
misuse, and protecting vulnerable people also support this outcome.
Recruitment Preventing re-offending and
In 2020 Police Scotland improved its signposting to diversionary
Stonewall workplace equality index activities
rating by more than 40 places. We The divisional Multi-Agency
continue to build on improving Safeguarding Hub (MASH) have a
recruitment, employment practices focus on early intervention and
and service delivery. partnership working to identify and
support vulnerable people in our
As a large employer in the region, community.
we hold specific recruitment events
Alongside this, the Dumfries and
for Constables and Special
Galloway Community Justice
Constables. We also have a
Partnership ensures a joined up
number of opportunities for Police
approach to preventing offending
Staff roles and volunteer roles as a
and reducing re-offending with
Police Scotland Youth or Adult
support and signposting to a range
Volunteer.
of interventions depending on
We are an increasingly diverse identified needs. Utilising
region and Police Scotland strive diversionary options where
for a workforce representative of appropriate including warnings via
society. Police Scotland is Restorative Justice, Youth Justice
committed to ensuring there are Referrals and Recorded Police
opportunities for national roles Warnings contribute to the
within the organisation to be based Community Justice Scotland
in Dumfries and Galloway. outcomes.
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LOCAL OUTCOME 2 – LEARNING
Learning opportunities are available to those who need them the most.
The success of young people in our region is key to the sustainability of our
communities. To assist this we work with our partners to ensure our young
people have the right information to make the right choices.
Details of our activities within our local priorities –substance misuse, road
safety, violent crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour and protecting
vulnerable people also support this outcome.
Youth Engagement Officers engagement within schools and
Dumfries and Galloway Division communities
works closely with Education • Work with partners to provide
partners and have Officers services which promote a
deployed across the regions supportive and constructive
Secondary Schools as Youth environment for young people to
Engagement Officers. flourish.
The primary role of the Youth Police Scotland Youth Volunteers -
Engagements Officers: PSYV
Dumfries and Galloway division has
• Support positive engagement
two Police Scotland Youth
with younger communities to
Volunteer (PSYV) groups.
influence behaviours
• Ensure that young people feel PSYV is a national Police Scotland
safe and protected project that looks to strengthen the
• Promote preventative measures relationship between the police
and early intervention to divert and young people, breaking down
young people from crime in the barriers and promoting positive role
first instance, and build positive models.
engagement to prevent future
The main aims of the project are to:
reoffending
• Recognise the impact of • Promote a practical
Adverse Childhood Experiences understanding of policing
and provide early identification amongst all young people;
and support to children and Encourage the spirit of
young people to minimise the adventure and good citizenship;
longer term impact of traumatic • Support local policing priorities
experience through volunteering;
• Provide a more consistent and • Give young people a chance to
sustainable approach to youth be heard; and
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• Inspire young people to PSYV is an excellent demonstration
participate positively in their of our continued growth and
communities. educational and social inclusion of
young people in our region. We will
The youth and adult volunteers of
encourage initiatives via PSYV to
the PSYV groups commit hundreds
allow the development of positive
of volunteering hours to supporting
relationship between young
local communities.
people, the police and the
community.
LOCAL OUTCOME 3 – HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Health and wellbeing inequalities are reduced
Details of our activities within our local priorities –substance misuse, violent
crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour and protecting vulnerable people
also support this outcome.
Children in care deal with alleged criminal conduct
Research carried out by the Centre within a care home setting.
of Youth and Criminal Justice
We provided training to care home
identified the opportunity for Police
staff and Police around alternatives
and care establishments to work
to prosecution including partner
better together to support children
agencies referral and restorative
in care. It was evident that minor
justice opportunities when resolving
acts of disorder, that would go
challenging behaviour within care
unpunished had they occurred
establishments.
within a regular home environment,
were entering the youth criminal
justice system. Herbert Protocol
The Herbert protocol was
As such, in 2019 Dumfries and
developed by Dumfries and
Galloway Division piloted a ‘test of
Galloway Interventions in
change’ to reduce the
Dementia, Education, Assessment
criminalisation of children residing
and Support (IDEAS) and Police
in care homes.
Scotland.
This required a collaborative and
It is an information gathering tool
consistent approach between
that assists the Police to find a
Police and staff within care homes
person living with dementia, or
to ensure effective intervention and
similar, who had been reported
a potential reduction in
missing. The process can save
criminalisation. The key was to
Police critical time in establishing
change the thinking of how we
the history of the missing persons
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and their potential location. The within divisional Headquarters. The
protocol has received significant MASH allows for a collective
support and has been adopted approach to sharing information
nationally across Police Scotland relative to achieve a suitable plan
and health care providers. to safeguard those who may be as
risk within our communities. This
Multi- Agency Safeguarding Hub
assists to reduce inequalities in
(MASH)
health and wellbeing across our
Our MASH sees the co-location of region.
Police, NHS and Social Work staff
LOCAL OUTCOME 4 - HOUSING
There is affordable and warm housing for all
Details of our activities within our local priorities – acquisitive crime, substance
misuse, and protecting vulnerable people also support this outcome.
We will signpost those in need to the relevant partner agencies for support
and advice.
LOCAL OUTCOME 5 – MONEY
The money available to people on benefits and low wages is maximised.
Details of our activities within our local priorities – acquisitive crime, substance
misuse, and protecting vulnerable people also support this outcome.
Serious and Organised Crime activities including money
Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) laundering, drug dealing and
groups divert millions of pounds cyber related crime.
from our economy by means of
illegal activity. Poverty
Through engagement with young
They can also target some of the
peoples it has been recognised
most vulnerable people in our
that there is an increased area of
community.
concern and vulnerability around
To tackle serious and organised the availability of employment and
crime we work together with our poverty across the region.
local communities, businesses and
We have pro-actively sought to
partners to tackle the effect on our
strengthen partnerships with local
local economy.
housing providers and the local
We focus on identifying and authority to provide information
prosecuting those involved in SOC and signposting to those in need.
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Within the school environment occasions to increase opportunities
close relations with pupil equity for individuals.
funding officers has identified
LOCAL OUTCOME 6 – SAFETY
People are safe and feel safe
Details of our activities within our local priorities – acquisitive crime, substance
misuse, road safety, violent crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour and
protecting vulnerable people also support this outcome.
Counter Terrorism and Domestic response accordingly to keep our
Extremism communities safe.
Counter terrorism is a national
Human Trafficking
priority which can affect any
Human trafficking can happen
community. The UK Government’s
anywhere in the country including
Counter Terrorism Strategy has four
Dumfries and Galloway. We work
strands – pursue, prevent, protect
with partner agencies to raise
and prepare.
awareness and remain vigilant to
We contribute to this strategy at a human trafficking and illegal
local level by ensuring our officers immigration.
and partners submit intelligence
and identify areas of concerns. We carry out joint operations with
Our local counter terrorism liaison United Kingdom Visas and
officer works with partners across a Immigration with an emphasis on
number of local organisations. We businesses where human trafficking
raise public awareness and provide and illegal immigrants have been
advice and assistance on protect reported in other areas of Scotland.
and prepare planning in the wider
community through awareness Human Trafficking is often linked to
campaigns such as Run, Hide, Tell. serious and organised crime groups
and victims are supported via the
We seek the support of our
processes within our Multi-Agency
communities to develop the
Safeguard Hub.
intelligence around terrorism and
domestic extremism and look to
Designing out crime
identify and support individuals
Secured by design is the official
who may be vulnerable to
Police security initiative for
radicalisation.
Scotland. It focuses combining the
The threat from terrorism will principles designing out crime with
continue and the tactics we effective security standards for
employ must be adaptable to
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refurbished homes, commercial community, property, businesses,
premises and car parks. environment and/or the quality of
life in rural areas and the rural
We work with local housing
economy.
partnerships, commercial premises
and businesses across the region at
To tackle rural crime we implement
an early planning and developing
prevention plans in response to
stage, to ensure developments are
emerging local rural crime issues
afforded the opportunity to reduce
and work with our partners to
to likelihood of crime being
provide information and support for
committed.
rural communities. DGPARC is
Rural crime committed to improving the
Dumfries and Galloway Partnership response across all agencies to
against Rural Crime (DGPARC) these challenges.
focuses on crime in the rural
environment including wildlife,
heritage, marine and other crimes
including anti-social behaviour
which impact on individuals, a
LOCAL OUTCOME 7 - ACCESSIBILITY
People are well connected
Details of our activities within our local priorities – road safety and protecting
vulnerable people also support this outcome. Details are also discussed within
the public engagement section.
Estates
We have reviewed our estate put our local community officers in
footprint across both Dumfries and the heart of their community,
Galloway and Scotland as a whole. increasing accessibility and visibility
Following public consultation, we in the towns.
published our updated Estates
Strategy. Between 2020 and 2023 we will
continue to progress the Police
We have co-located Policing Scotland Estates Strategy to ensure
services based at a number of our estate is fit for purpose and
locations across Dumfries and able to provide the policing service
Galloway. These co-located sites expected by the community.
within community hubs allows us to
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LOCAL OUTCOME 8 - INVOLVEMENT
Individuals and communities are empowered
Details of our activities within our Local Priorities – Acquisitive Crime,
Substance Misuse, Road Safety, Violent Crime, Disorder and Anti-Social
Behaviour and Protecting Vulnerable People also support this outcome.
Hate Crime
Within Dumfries and Galloway the and DG LGBTi groups. They
levels of hate crime are low regularly work with these groups
however any crime of this nature is and organisation to support events
unacceptable and can have long and promote positive messaging
lasting effects on the victim, their around inclusion.
family and communities.
Recently ‘I Am Me’ and ‘Keep
Hate Crime champions offer Safe’ initiatives have grown
support to individuals, groups and immensely within the region. These
organisations across all the region. schemes create safe havens for
Community officers are liaison people within the community
officers for the Islamic Centre, should they be a victim of a hate
Dumfries and Galloway crime or need to seek support in
Multicultural association, DG Youth their day to day activities.
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Scrutiny and performance
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) Performance reporting is provided
has overall responsibility for scrutiny at the Police, Fire and Rescue sub-
and holds Police Scotland to committee of the Local Authority.
account for delivery of the priorities Senior Officers from the division
set out in the National Policing Plan. attend these meetings, report on
performance and respond to any
Performance in Dumfries and questions that Elected Member
Galloway is founded upon the may have.
local policing commitments in this
local policing plan and reflect the Our reports are published on the
police role in the community. Dumfries and Galloway Council
Website - www.dumgal.gov.uk
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Equalities, ethics and values
Our work is underpinned by our human rights in all of our strategies,
commitment to equality and plans and performance framework.
diversity in our dealings with the
public as well as our own staff. Equality and Human Rights Impact
Assessment (EqHRIA) is used to help
Across Police Scotland we are us ensure that policy and practices
committed to developing and proactively consider the potential
promoting best practice in the impact on equality and human
advancement of our Equality rights.
Outcomes. Our aim is to ensure our
services are fair and consistent We will ensure that all strategic
across the region and ensuring plans and activities relating to
Dumfries and Galloway is a safe delivery are assessed to a high
place to live. standard using relevant evidence
in a systematic and structured way.
Within Dumfries and Galloway
Division we attend external equality Police Scotland’s values are:
and diversity meetings. We hold
internal meetings with Integrity
representatives and speakers from Fairness
a range of minority groups. This Respect
ensures minority groups are able to Human Rights
influence decision making at a
local level.
Across Dumfries and Galloway we
are continually working to ensure
Police Scotland promotes equality
that these values are understood
and diversity, both externally and
by all our officers and staff and
internally, striving to exceed the
persevered in all of our decisions
requirements of the Scottish Public
and actions.
Sector Equality Duty.
In order to support this requirement,
we embed equality, diversity and
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Local contact details
Police Scotland To follow us on social media:
Dumfries and Galloway Divisional
Headquarters DumfriesGallowayPoliceDivision
Cornwall Mount
Dumfries @DumfriesGPolice
DG1 1PZ @GallowayPolice
@NithsdalePolice
For more detailed information on @AnnanEskdPolice
how to contact your Local Policing
Team please refer to our website at For further information about
www.scotland.police.uk or through Dumfries and Galloway Division or
our social media platforms. your local Community Policing
Team please visit the Dumfries and
We will continue to keep in touch Galloway section of the force
with you to keep you updated on website at:
the ongoing work being done to https://www.scotland.police.uk/yo
tackle the issues that are affecting ur-community/dumfries-and-
life for you and your community: galloway
Dial 999 for an emergency that
requires urgent police attention.
For non-emergency contact, call
101, the single non-emergency
number.
If you have information about
crime in your area and wish to
provide it anonymously, call
CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111.
Service users who are deaf or have
a hearing impairment can contact
Police Scotland via TextRelay on
18001 101 for non-emergency, or
18000 in an emergency.
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