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: 02 February 2024

Action Log - 6 February 2024

Category: Action Logs

Topic: Performance Policy

Commitee: Audit Risk and Assurance Committee

ITEM 1.4 ARAC Rolling Action Log Updates From Nov 2022 V0.1 (pdf, .27MB )

Report Summary

This document provides an update of the actions agreed by the Scottish Police Authority Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee at its meeting held on 7 November 2023 and was presented for discussion at the meeting on 6 February 2024.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee - 6 February 2024

Date : 06 February 2024

Location : online

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Action Log - 6 February 2024

Report Summary

Meeting

Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee - 6 February 2024

Related Publications

PEEL Practice Compendium - February 2025 Update

SPA Interim Chairs Report - 20 February 2025

Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Annual Update - 28 November 2024

Action Log - 20 November 2024