Purpose

The principle of “policing in the public interest” forms a core part of the Authority’s oversight approach to policing in Scotland. The Authority’s Corporate Plan 2020-23 committed to a vision of Policing in the Public Interest based on delivering a set of strategic outcomes.

This series of public focused and user-friendly factsheets has been developed to provide insight into what the people of Scotland are saying about their police service. For further reading, the Scottish Police Authority have also published a range of associated material that will be signposted at the end of this document.