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: 21 September 2022

SPA Interim Chair’s Report - 22 January 2021

Category: Reports

Topic: Performance Budget Workforce

Commitee: Authority Meetings

Keywords : complaints conduct scrutiny

REP B 20210118 ITEM 3 Interim Chair's Report To January Authority Mtg (pdf, .32MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of the SPA Interim Chair’s Report.

Meeting

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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 22 January 2021

Date : 22 January 2021

Location : online

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SPA Interim Chair’s Report - 22 January 2021

Report Summary

Meeting

Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 22 January 2021

Related Publications

Chief Constable's Report - 27 June 2024

Committee & Oversight Group Reports - 30 June 2020

Audit & Improvement Recommendations Tracker – 16 July 2020

SPA Audit & Improvement Recommendations Update - 6 May 2020