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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

Publication Library

The Authority is committed to conducting its activity in an open and transparent manner, and in a way that builds trust and confidence in policing.

In this section we aim to make as much of our information as possible available, accessible and searchable. Our publication scheme summarises all of the information we publish. This aims to improve public access to the information we hold and encouraging public awareness of, and participation in, the decisions we make.

Where possible we provide a suitable HTML alternative and / or make documents accessible. Please contact us if you would like to request a corporate publication in an alternative format.

Scottish Police Authority - Publication Scheme

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FOI 2026-27-012 - Police Scotland Information Management 6 monthly and year end report to Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee on 12 May 2026

Published: 12 June 2026

Published: 24 April 2026

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FOI 2025/26-129 - Contact for contract re Service and Maintenance of STAR Robotic Platforms used in DNA analysis process

Published: 24 April 2026

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Publication Library

FOI 2026-27-012 - Police Scotland Information Management 6 monthly and year end report to Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee on 12 May 2026

FOI 2026-27-008 - Selection panel for appointment of Alan Speirs to Assistant Chief Constable in June 2018

FOI 2026-27-005R - Notification of potential centre malpractice by Scottish Police College to Scottish Qualifications Authority

FOI 2026-27-009 - Police Scotland’s body armour procurement and contract arrangements

FOI 2026-27-007 - Officer and staff FTE numbers at formation of Police Scotland and start of current financial year

FOI 2026-27-004 - Supreme court judgement on sex and gender – legal advice, planned actions, costs, and corporate risk register

FOI 2026-27-006 - Police custody – storage of wholesale amounts of methadone and associated procedures

FOI 2026-27-003 - Application of Police (Scotland) Act 1857 to Orkney and Shetland

FOI 2026-27-001R - Review of Shamsuddin Mahmood case - correspondence sent to / received from Northern Constabulary

FOI 2025-26-131 - Correspondence regarding delay to publication of HMICS Assurance Review on Conduct and Discipline

FOI 2026/27-002 - Recording of proven false allegations in Scotland

FOI 2025/26-129 - Contact for contract re Service and Maintenance of STAR Robotic Platforms used in DNA analysis process