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: 04 June 2024

SPA Annual and Quarterly Report - 4 June 2024

Keywords : Complaints dip sampling Organisational Learning

ITEM 4 SPA Annual Report (pdf, 1.41MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Complaints & Conduct Committee with an overview of the SPA Annual and Quarterly Report.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Complaints & Conduct Committee - 6 June 2024

Date : 06 June 2024

Location : Online

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Background

This is a regular agenda item, containing updates on complaints and conduct matters within the SPA.

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