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

Published: 07 September 2023

Approved Minute - 24 March 2021

Category: Minutes

Topic: Budget Forensic Services Workforce

Commitee: Board Meetings

MIN 20210406 Approved Board Minute 24 March 2021 Public For Website (pdf, .26MB )

Report Summary

This is the Approved Minute documented for the Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority held on 24 March 2021. The Minute was approved at the meeting on 26 May 2021

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 26 May 2021

Date : 26 May 2021

Location : online

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Related Publications

The documents below are related by Topic and are the most recently published

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Authority Meeting - 22 February 2024

Published: 22 March 2024

Budget Forensic Services Workforce

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SPA Chief Executive's Report - 25 August 2022

Published: 09 September 2022