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 October 2023

Forensic Services Annual Review 2022/23

Category: Reports

Topic: Forensic Services Performance Workforce

Commitee: Forensics Services Committee

Forensic Services Annual Review 2022/23 (pdf, 2.14MB )

Report Summary

This Annual Review document for 2022/23 for Forensic Services highlights the performance and year improvements made a look ahead.

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Forensic Services Annual Review 2022/23

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