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: 14 December 2023

Advisors Analysis: Reviewing Scotland’s Approach to Antisocial Behaviour

DOC 20231115 ASB Monthly Digest December V0.1 (pdf, .17MB )

Report Summary

The Scottish Community Safety Network and the Scottish Government were asked by Ash Regan MSP (former Minister for Community Safety) to review antisocial behaviour in Scotland. This item discusses the findings of the review and its recommendations.

External Sources

CYCJ - Independent Antisocial Behaviour Working Group announced - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (cycj.org.uk) – 8^th November 2023
SCSN - ‘Reviewing Scotland’s Approach to Anti-Social Behaviour’ – Scottish Community Safety Network (safercommunitiesscotland.org) – 7^th November 2023
Scottish Government - Tackling antisocial behaviour - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) – 7^th November 2023

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Advisors Analysis: Reviewing Scotland’s Approach to Antisocial Behaviour

Report Summary

External Sources

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