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: 08 March 2023

Naloxone - Public Briefing - October 2021

Keywords : Naloxone Drugs

Naloxone Factsheet 13 October 2021 (pdf, .69MB )

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A Public Briefing explaining the use of the drug, naloxone, by Police Scotland to treat the effects of an overdose, and the assurances for the public. Published in October 2021.

Drug Related Deaths Update - 1 September 2021

Published: 31 August 2022

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Naloxone Update - 1 June 2022

Published: 07 September 2022

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Naloxone National Roll Out - 7 December 2022

Published: 24 January 2023

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Naloxone Test of Change Evaluation Report - 17 March 2022

Published: 17 November 2022

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Naloxone - Public Briefing - October 2021

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