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 November 2022

SPA Audit & Improvement Recommendations Update - 15 September 2022

Category: Reports

Topic: Performance

Commitee: Audit Risk and Assurance Committee

REP C 20220907 ITEM 2.3 SPA Audit And Recommendations Update (pdf, 1.73MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee with an overview of the SPA Audit & Improvement Recommendations Update. This was presented for discussion at the meeting on 15 September 2022.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee - 15 September 2022

Date : 15 September 2022

Location : online

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SPA Audit & Improvement Recommendations Update - 15 September 2022

Report Summary

Meeting

Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee - 15 September 2022

Related Publications

Legal Services Claims Handling - Quarterly Statistical Information Report - Trends & Analysis in litigation - 11 March 2025

PIRC Quarterly Report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints and Referral Investigations Q3 - 24/25 - 27 February 2025

SPA Quarterly Report Q3 – 24/25 - 27 February 2025

Approved Minute - 18 September 2024