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: 03 November 2022

Public Opinion Polling - May 2020

Category: Reports

Topic: Performance Research

Commitee: Policing Performance Committee

Keywords : survey

May 2020 Public Opinion Polling – Report (pdf, 1.08MB )

Report Summary

This report provides an overview Public Confidence in Policing carried out in May 2020. The report also highlights levels of public confidence in the policing of COVID-19.

Opinion on policing performance remains steady with 17% of respondents describing Police Scotland as doing an excellent job in their local area compared with 10% in the 2017/18 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey.

The detailed data tables can be found here.

May 2020 Public Opinion Polling – Data Tables

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May 2020 Public Opinion Polling – Data Tables