Report Summary
Issued 22 August 2023, this FOI response confirms that Chair resignation and appointment letters are not held by the Authority. Advice is provided that Scottish Government may hold information as the Chair is appointed by Scottish Ministers.
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Response
The Scottish Police Authority does not hold the information you have requested. Therefore, this represents a notice in terms of Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
To explain, membership of the Scottish Police Authority consists of up to 15 members (including a Chair) appointed by Scottish Ministers through a public appointment process independent of the Scottish Police Authority.
Offers of appointment are made by Scottish Ministers directly to individuals prior to taking post. Similarly, resignation letters are sent from individual members directly to Scottish Ministers or officials.
Information may be available by contacting Scottish Government using the following email address - ceu@gov.scot
To assist, a timeline of those who have held the position of Chair, or interim Chair, is provided:
Vic Emery – April 2013 - September 2015
Andrew Flanagan – September 2015 - December 2017
Susan Deacon – December 2017 – December 2019
David Crichton (interim Chair) - December 2019 - January 2021
Martyn Evans – February 2021 - current
News items related to the appointment or resignation of previous and the current Chair, published by the Authority, are attached to this response.
