Police Scotland must speed up workforce reform and improve long-term financial and transformation planning, a joint audit warns, despite strong leadership and balanced budgets.
Despite efforts to rebuild public trust, the police are still failing to meet the public’s expectations and are letting down too many victims of crime, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has said.
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