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

Published: 06 March 2025

Publication Legal Committee

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FOI 2023-018 - Statistical Reporting including NDAs report to Legal Committee Dec 2022

Published: 26 April 2023

Publication Legal Committee

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FOI 2023-017 - Operation Iona Update to Legal Committee Dec 22

Published: 26 April 2023

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Publication Library

Work Plan - 13 March 2023

Terms of Reference - Legal

Statistical Report on Ill Health Retirement and Injury on Duty Awards - 13 March 2023

Review of SPA Litigation and Claims Procedures - 13 March 2023

Police Scotland Legal Data - 13 March 2023

Non-Disclosure Agreements Annual Report - 8 August 2024

Non-Disclosure Agreements - 13 March 2023

Legal Services Claims Handling - Quarterly Statistical Information Report - Trends & Analysis in litigation - 8 August 2024

Legal Services Claims Handling - Quarterly Statistical Information Report - Trends & Analysis in litigation - 14 May 2024

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

FOI 2023-018 - Statistical Reporting including NDAs report to Legal Committee Dec 2022

FOI 2023-017 - Operation Iona Update to Legal Committee Dec 22