Report Summary
Issued 14 September 2023, this FOI response confirms that information on at what stage of employment a trainee / police constable or police constable swear the oath of office is not held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that Police Scotland may hold information.
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.
The Scottish Police Authority provides governance and oversight of policing in Scotland and does not hold information on operational policing matters.
Information may be available by contacting Police Scotland. Requests can be submitted to Police Scotland via email to - foi@scotland.police.uk
To assist, a link is provided to a news item available on Police Scotland’s website from June 2023 which may be of interest. This indicates that probationary constables swore their oath of office at the beginning of their initial training at Police Scotland Headquarters, Tulliallan.
