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: 07 September 2022

Health & Safety Lessons Learned (George Square) - 1 June 2022

Category: Reports

Topic: Workforce

Commitee: People Committee

Keywords : officer safety assault health and safety

REP C 20220523 ITEM 4.2 Lessons Learned George Square (pdf, .59MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the People Committee with an overview of the organisational learning derived from debriefs which were conducted in response to the events which took place within George Square, Glasgow, on Saturday 15 May 2021.

Meeting

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People Committee - 1 June 2022

Date : 01 June 2022

Location : online

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Health & Safety Lessons Learned (George Square) - 1 June 2022

Report Summary

Meeting

People Committee - 1 June 2022

Related Publications

SPA Corporate CVF

Police Scotland Workforce Survey Headline Results - 27 November 2025

Police Scotland - Professional Boundaries Report – Biannual Update - 27 February 2025

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