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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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Legal Services Claims Handling - Quarterly Statistical Information Report - Trends & Analysis in litigation - 11 March 2025

Published: 06 March 2025

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Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 - Annual Reporting 22/23

Published: 21 July 2023

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Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 - Annual Reporting 2023-24

Published: 31 July 2024

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Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 - Annual Reporting

Published: 24 March 2023

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Irvine Fullarton - February 2024 - Community Confidence Action Research Final Report

Published: 10 April 2024

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Irvine Fullarton - December 2023 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings

Published: 08 February 2024

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Ill Health Retirement and Injury on Duty - 30 May 2024

Published: 29 May 2024

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Ill Health Retirement and Injury on Duty - 27 November 2024

Published: 04 February 2025

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Ill Health Retiral and Injury on Duty - 25 May 2025

Published: 08 August 2025

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Gaelic Language Plan - Annual Return Form 2021-2022

Published: 22 September 2023

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Gaelic Language Plan - Annual Return Form 2020-2021

Published: 22 September 2023

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Freedom of Information Policy and Procedure

Published: 08 January 2025

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Publication Library

Legal Services Claims Handling - Quarterly Statistical Information Report - Trends & Analysis in litigation - 11 March 2025

Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 - Annual Reporting 22/23

Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 - Annual Reporting 2023-24

Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 - Annual Reporting

Irvine Fullarton - February 2024 - Community Confidence Action Research Final Report

Irvine Fullarton - December 2023 - Community Confidence Evaluation Findings

Ill Health Retirement and Injury on Duty - 30 May 2024

Ill Health Retirement and Injury on Duty - 27 November 2024

Ill Health Retiral and Injury on Duty - 25 May 2025

Gaelic Language Plan - Annual Return Form 2021-2022

Gaelic Language Plan - Annual Return Form 2020-2021

Freedom of Information Policy and Procedure