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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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Taser Public Briefing

Published: 04 December 2024

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Stop & Search Public Briefing - May 2024

Published: 07 May 2024

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SPA Public Confidence Polling Phase 4 - February 2024

Published: 19 April 2024

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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SPA Policing and Trauma Conference Programme

Published: 13 November 2023

Publication

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Scottish Police Authority & Police Scotland payments above £25,000: 2021 - 2022

Published: 07 November 2023

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Scottish Police Authority & Police Scotland payments above £25,000: 2021 - 2022

Published: 28 March 2023

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Scottish Police Authority & Police Scotland payments above £25,000: 2020 - 2021

Published: 28 March 2023

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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems “Drones” – Public Briefing

Published: 23 September 2024

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Reflections Roundtable: Oversight of Policing During the Pandemic - agenda and speakers

Published: 08 March 2023

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Recorded Crime and Official Statistics Accreditation in the UK – Public Briefing

Published: 18 December 2024

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Public Polling Insights – August 2024 - 18 September 2024

Published: 02 October 2024

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Public Polling Insights - 19 March 2025

Published: 07 April 2025

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Publication Library

Taser Public Briefing

Stop & Search Public Briefing - May 2024

SPA Public Confidence Polling Phase 4 - February 2024

SPA Policing and Trauma Conference Programme

Scottish Police Authority & Police Scotland payments above £25,000: 2021 - 2022

Scottish Police Authority & Police Scotland payments above £25,000: 2021 - 2022

Scottish Police Authority & Police Scotland payments above £25,000: 2020 - 2021

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems “Drones” – Public Briefing

Reflections Roundtable: Oversight of Policing During the Pandemic - agenda and speakers

Recorded Crime and Official Statistics Accreditation in the UK – Public Briefing

Public Polling Insights – August 2024 - 18 September 2024

Public Polling Insights - 19 March 2025