Who We Are

The Scottish Police Authority is independent of both the Scottish Government and policing. It is the primary governance body for policing in Scotland, and was established as a public body on 1 April 2013 by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012. It was set up to hold the Chief Constable to account; promote, support and oversee improvement in policing. It is also responsible for the management and delivery of Forensic Services in Scotland and Independent Custody Visiting Scotland.

In this section, find out more about the Authority’s priorities, the Board and the Leadership team.

Who We Are

What We Do

The Scottish Police Authority is responsible for maintaining policing. It has four specific areas of responsibility:

promoting the policing principles

supporting continuous improvement

keeping policing under review

holding the Chief Constable to account.

This section tells you in outline what the Authority does.

What We Do

Complaints

Are you dissatisfied with the service you have received from policing in Scotland?

The Scottish Police Authority, Police Scotland and the Police Investigations and Reviews Commissioner (PIRC) all have a role to play in considering complaints about policing in Scotland.

In this section, find out who to direct your complaint to. We also welcome written communication in Gaelic (see our Gaelic Language Plan).

Complaints

Published: 21 October 2024

4.75% pay offers for officers and staff

4.75% pay offers for police officers and police staff for 2024-25 have been made.

Topic: Budget Workforce

Headline 4.75% pay offers for police officers and police staff for 2024-25 have been made.

The Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (PNBS) official side offer of a 4.75% uplift covers all police officer ranks and pay points.

The 4.75% offer to police staff members covers those earning £28,296 and above.

Police staff members earning up to £28,296 are offered a £1,344 uplift. The two lowest pay points would be removed from 1 April 2024, meaning the lowest salary point would be £26,031, equating to an hourly rate of £14.26.

The 4.75% uplift offer also applies to a range of allowances for officers and staff, while on-call allowances would increase to £32 from 1 April 2024 with a further increase to £35 from 1 January 2025.

The offer continues policing in Scotland’s commitment to no compulsory redundancies.

The offers are above inflation and higher than any pay increase agreed within the Scottish Public Sector, excluding the NHS.

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