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

Who We Are

This page gives you detail about the team at Forensic Services.

Forensic Services delivers world-leading, high-quality and value-for-money services to meet the expectations of the Scottish public and the needs of our partners in criminal justice.

Highly-skilled staff

Our 600 highly-trained and skilled scientists and staff operate from five main laboratory sites in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and at the Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh with Scene Examination teams based throughout Scotland.

Find out more about Highly-skilled staff

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Forensic Services Senior Management Team

Find out more about the Forensic Services senior management team and their roles and responsibilities.

Find out more about Forensic Services Senior Management Team

Recruitment

Interested in a career in Forensic Services? Check out the latest vacancies and join our team.

Find out more about Recruitment

Forensics Services Committee

Published: 09 December 2024

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Senior Management Team Expenses - Q3 2022-23

Published: 26 April 2023

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Senior Management Team Expenses - Q2 2022-23

Published: 26 April 2023

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Who We Are

Highly-skilled staff

Forensic Services Senior Management Team

Recruitment

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