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Legal Committee

This page tells you about the work of the Scottish Police Authority's Legal Committee.

The Legal Committee provides oversight and scrutiny of the arrangements the Authority and Police Scotland have in place for handling legal actions. It authorises settlement of claims against the Chief Constable and the Authority. It also determines appeals from police officers in respect of legal assistance.

Terms of Reference - Legal

Given the nature of its business, the Legal Committee holds some meetings in private session, and these will not open to the press and public to attend. 

Public sessions of the Committee are open to the press and public to observe.

  • Agendas are published seven working days ahead of the meeting.
  • Papers are published three working days ahead of the meeting.

Last Meeting

29 January 2024

Location : Private Session


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Archived Meetings

You can access meetings, agendas and papers considered in public session of our Legal Committee for the current financial year and the last two financial years from the Publication Library. If you are looking for meetings or papers prior to March 2020, please contact us.