Your view counts and is valued – that’s the message behind Police Scotland’s new online public survey which takes just 15 minutes to complete and will help shape policing priorities throughout the country.

The survey will allow communities to tell the police what’s important to them – and to do so at a time which is convenient to anyone taking part as it’s open all year round, around the clock.

Police Scotland have listened to feedback from the public over the last year and used it to re-design and re-launch their consultation process for policing priorities. The process has evolved with support from key partners and stakeholders including the set of questions used.

Chief Constable Phil Gormley said: “Your View Counts is changing the way the public can let the police know what matters to communities throughout Scotland.

The online portal, hosted on the Police Scotland website at www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts will give communities the opportunity to have their say at any time that is convenient to them, 24 hours a day for the next year.

The responses to the consultation process will be continuously monitored and quarterly progress reports will be published on the Police Scotland website.