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: 01 May 2024

Departure of Deputy Chief Officer

Topic: Workforce

The Scottish Police Authority has today, Wednesday 1 May 2024, confirmed that David Page, former Deputy Chief Officer has left Police Scotland after eight years’ service.

Mr Page has exited the organisation under terms consistent with the current approved Voluntary Redundancy/Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme.

Speaking about Mr Page’s departure, Lynn Brown, Chief Executive of the Scottish Police Authority said:

“David Page has played an integral role over the last 8-years supporting and driving the reform of policing in Scotland. His leadership has delivered significant improvements to Police Scotland's corporate governance and financial management arrangements and the transformation of policing.

“The Scottish Police Authority thanks David for his contribution to policing in Scotland and wishes him well for the future."

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Departure of Deputy Chief Officer