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: 04 December 2024

Recorded Police Warnings Webinar

Recorded Police Warnings (RPW) were introduced in January 2016. The RPW scheme allows officers to issue warnings to those aged 16 or over, either on the spot or retrospectively, for a wide range of offences.

Topic: Policy

The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 11 December to discuss the use of recorded police warnings and other direct measures in policing.

The webinar will be streamed live to the Authority's YouTube channel and involve input from a range of stakeholders including the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the National Police Chief's Council and Community Justice Scotland.

The event will conclude with a panel discussion, involving all contributors. The panel are inviting questions and comments about the use of recorded police warnings and other direct measures to inform that part of the session.

Questions can be submitted online in advance at the following link: https://bit.ly/4fCYUow

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