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 January 2025

Corporate Parenting Plan 2024-27

Keywords : Children corporate parenting

Corporate Parenting Plan 2024-27 (pdf, .89MB )

Report Summary

This is the Scottish Police Authority's Corporate Parenting Plan for the 2024-27 period. This was presented to the Policing Performance Committee in December 2024.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Policing Performance Committee - 10 December 2024

Date : 10 December 2024

Location : online

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Related Publications

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Freedom of Information Policy and Procedure

Published: 08 January 2025

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Scottish Police Authority - Publication Scheme

Published: 08 January 2025

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FOI 2024/25-094 - Police Scotland desk in Tam Dalyell house Linlithgow - manned days/hours - 2019-24

Published: 06 January 2025

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FOI 2024/25-092 - Incidents where police vehicles hit pedestrians

Published: 06 January 2025

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Corporate Parenting Plan 2024-27

Report Summary

Meeting

Policing Performance Committee - 10 December 2024

Related Publications

Freedom of Information Policy and Procedure

Scottish Police Authority - Publication Scheme

FOI 2024/25-094 - Police Scotland desk in Tam Dalyell house Linlithgow - manned days/hours - 2019-24

FOI 2024/25-092 - Incidents where police vehicles hit pedestrians