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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

Committee

Topic

FOI 2023-021 - Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in relation to Policing

Published: 26 April 2023

Publication Complaints and Conduct Committee

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Financial Regulations Review - 19 November 2024

Published: 15 November 2024

Publication Resources Committee

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Evaluation of Committee Effectiveness - 9 May 2024

Published: 07 May 2024

Publication Audit Risk and Assurance Committee

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Discussion Paper on the Potential Adoption of Live Facial Recognition by Police Scotland

Published: 25 April 2025

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Discussion Paper on the Potential Adoption of Live Facial Recognition by Police Scotland - Summary

Published: 10 April 2025

Publication Policing Performance Committee

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Board Members Allowances and Expenses Policy

Published: 18 June 2025

Publication

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Benefits Realisation Process - 13 August 2024

Published: 15 August 2024

Publication Resources Committee

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Approved Minute - 13 August 2025

Published: 20 November 2025

Publication Resources Committee

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Action Log – 27 February 2024

Published: 22 February 2024

Publication Complaints and Conduct Committee

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Action Log - 19 November 2024

Published: 15 November 2024

Publication Resources Committee

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Publication Library

FOI 2023-021 - Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in relation to Policing

Financial Regulations Review - 19 November 2024

Evaluation of Committee Effectiveness - 9 May 2024

Discussion Paper on the Potential Adoption of Live Facial Recognition by Police Scotland

Discussion Paper on the Potential Adoption of Live Facial Recognition by Police Scotland - Summary

Board Members Allowances and Expenses Policy

Benefits Realisation Process - 13 August 2024

Approved Minute - 13 August 2025

Action Log – 27 February 2024

Action Log - 19 November 2024