Leader responds to SPA report on Inverness Control Room

2nd June 2017

Responding to a report to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) Board, Leader of the Council, Margaret Davidson said: "I understand that the SPA is to receive an update on the plans to close the Inverness Control Room and establish a National Database Enquiry Unit (NDEU), with a decision being deferred until August.

The Council's position has always been and remains that the Police Control Room should be retained in the Highlands. The loss of this facility will mean a loss of skilled Highland jobs and a depletion of local knowledge and underlines the continual move to centralisation of services and jobs.

"The plans for the NDEU seem unclear in the report and I will be seeking assurances from Police Scotland at a meeting later in June, regarding the commitment to base the NDEU in Inverness."

SPA report : http://www.spa.police.uk/assets/126884/402597/c3