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: 01 December 2022

FOI 2022-078R - Drug Spiking Casework Update Sep 2022

Category: FOI

Topic: Forensic Services

Commitee: Forensic Toxicology Oversight Group

Keywords : Operation Precept

LET 20221122 FOI Response 2022 078R For Web (pdf, 1.23MB )

Report Summary

This FOI response provides a Drug Spiking Casework Update from September 2022 and explains why some of the information is exempt from disclosure.

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FOI 2022-078R - Drug Spiking Casework Update Sep 2022

Report Summary

Related Publications

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