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: 27 June 2023

FOI 2023/24-009 - RPE / Clean shaven policy

Category: FOI

Topic: Policy Workforce

Keywords : Health & Safety

DOC 20230605 FOI Response 2023 24 009 For DL (1) (pdf, .74MB )

Report Summary

Issued 5 June 2023, this FOI response provides correspondence concerning the RPE / clean shaven policy and explains why some of the information is exempt from disclosure.

Request

Please provide me with any correspondence, memos or briefing papers concerning police officers with beards and requirements for them to be clean shaven.

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FOI 2023/24-009 - RPE / Clean shaven policy

Report Summary

Request

Related Publications

Police Scotland Vetting Overview - 1 June 2023

FOI 2023/24-009(2) - RPE / Clean shaven policy

Joint Equalities Outcomes

Naloxone - Public Briefing - October 2021