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: 09 April 2025

Approved Minute – 28 October 2024

Category: Minutes

Topic: Performance Forensic Services

Commitee: Forensics Services Committee

Keywords : drug driving SWP UKAS COPFS toxicology

MIN 20250804 APPROVED PUBLIC Minute FSC 28 October 2024 V1.0 (pdf, .28MB )

Report Summary

This is the Approved Minute documented for the Forensic Services Committee held on 28 October 2024. The Minute was approved at the meeting on 3 February 2025.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Forensic Services Committee - 3 February 2025

Date : 03 February 2025

Location : Online

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Approved Minute – 28 October 2024

Report Summary

Meeting

Forensic Services Committee - 3 February 2025

Related Publications

Forensic Services Director’s Report - 3 February 2025

Drug Driving Update - 28 October 2024

Forensic Services Performance Report – Quarter 2 2024/25 - 28 October 2024

Forensic Services Performance Report (Q3) – 2 February 2022