PART 1Police reform

CHAPTER 4Principles, priorities, objectives and plans

I132Policing principles

The policing principles are—

a

that the main purpose of policing is to improve the safety and well-being of persons, localities and communities in Scotland, and

b

that the Police Service, working in collaboration with others where appropriate, should seek to achieve that main purpose by policing in a way which—

i

is accessible to, and engaged with, local communities, and

ii

promotes measures to prevent crime, harm and disorder.