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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

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

News

The Scottish Police Authority communicates regularly about our role, activities and oversight of policing in Scotland.

You can find all our latest news articles listed in date order. You can also search these by topic or year.

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2026-27 Budget Set for Policing

Published: 25 March 2026

Budget Workforce

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Best Value in policing report 2026 published

Published: 29 January 2026

Budget Performance Forensic Services

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Budget proposed for policing 2026-27

Published: 21 January 2026

Budget

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Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 published

Published: 01 December 2025

Budget Performance

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Police staff pay deal agreed

Published: 11 September 2025

Workforce Budget

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£1.6 billion budget set for policing in 2025/26

Published: 31 March 2025

Budget

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2024/25 pay deal agreed for police officers in Scotland

Published: 14 February 2025

Workforce Budget

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Scottish budget proposed for policing 2025/26

Published: 04 December 2024

Budget

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2023/24 Annual Report and Accounts Published

Published: 25 March 2025

Budget

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2024/25 pay offer for police officers and staff

Published: 21 October 2024

Budget Workforce

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Annual Report and Accounts for policing published

Published: 28 November 2023

Budget

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Moorepark Laboratory, Glasgow, opened 22 November 2023

Published: 22 November 2023

Forensic Services Budget

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News

2026-27 Budget Set for Policing

Best Value in policing report 2026 published

Budget proposed for policing 2026-27

Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 published

Police staff pay deal agreed

£1.6 billion budget set for policing in 2025/26

2024/25 pay deal agreed for police officers in Scotland

Scottish budget proposed for policing 2025/26

2023/24 Annual Report and Accounts Published

2024/25 pay offer for police officers and staff

Annual Report and Accounts for policing published

Moorepark Laboratory, Glasgow, opened 22 November 2023