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: 27 July 2023

Forensic Services Strategy - 29 September 2021

Category: Corporate Document

Topic: Forensic Services Performance

Commitee: Authority Meetings

REP B 20210920 ITEM 9 Forensic Services Strategy (pdf, 2.33MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of the Forensic Services Strategy.

Meeting

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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 29 September 2021

Date : 29 September 2021

Location : online

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Forensic Services Strategy - 29 September 2021

Report Summary

Meeting

Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 29 September 2021

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