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

Publication Library

The Authority is committed to conducting its activity in an open and transparent manner, and in a way that builds trust and confidence in policing.

In this section we aim to make as much of our information as possible available, accessible and searchable. Our publication scheme summarises all of the information we publish. This aims to improve public access to the information we hold and encouraging public awareness of, and participation in, the decisions we make.

Where possible we provide a suitable HTML alternative and / or make documents accessible. Please contact us if you would like to request a corporate publication in an alternative format.

Scottish Police Authority - Publication Scheme

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Letham - October 2023 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings

Published: 17 October 2023

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FOI 2023/24-037 - employment of Deputy Chief Constable and applicants for the position

Published: 17 October 2023

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Members Expenses - Q2 2023-2024

Published: 13 October 2023

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Members Expenses - Q1 2023-2024

Published: 13 October 2023

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Senior Management Team Expenses - Q2 2023-24

Published: 13 October 2023

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FOI 2023/24-033 - Sustainable transport in the context of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

Published: 11 October 2023

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Approved Minute – 4 May 2023

Published: 11 October 2023

Publication Forensics Services Committee

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FOI 2023/24-042 - Complaints against named individual

Published: 09 October 2023

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FOI 2023/24/043 - Guidelines used when communicating about road traffic collisions

Published: 09 October 2023

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Senior Officer Recruitment Process - 29 August 2023

Published: 09 October 2023

Publication People Committee

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Bi-annual Leadership & Talent Report - 29 August 2023

Published: 09 October 2023

Publication People Committee

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Health & Safety Report (Quarter 1 2023/24) - 29 August 2023

Published: 09 October 2023

Publication People Committee

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Publication Library

Letham - October 2023 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings

FOI 2023/24-037 - employment of Deputy Chief Constable and applicants for the position

Members Expenses - Q2 2023-2024

Members Expenses - Q1 2023-2024

Senior Management Team Expenses - Q2 2023-24

FOI 2023/24-033 - Sustainable transport in the context of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

Approved Minute – 4 May 2023

FOI 2023/24-042 - Complaints against named individual

FOI 2023/24/043 - Guidelines used when communicating about road traffic collisions

Senior Officer Recruitment Process - 29 August 2023

Bi-annual Leadership & Talent Report - 29 August 2023

Health & Safety Report (Quarter 1 2023/24) - 29 August 2023