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

What We Do

The Scottish Police Authority is responsible for maintaining policing. It has four specific areas of responsibility:

promoting the policing principles

supporting continuous improvement

keeping policing under review

holding the Chief Constable to account.

This section tells you in outline what the Authority does.

What We Do

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

Published: 26 November 2025

Action Log – 27 November 2025

Category: Action Logs

Topic: Performance Technology

Commitee: Board Meetings

ITEM 2.2 MASTER SPA Public Board Rolling Action Log Updated After Sept Meeting (pdf, .13MB )

Report Summary

This document provides an update of the actions agreed by the Scottish Police Authority at its meeting held on 25 September 2025 and was presented for discussion at the meeting on 27 November 2025.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 27 November 2025

Date : 27 November 2025

Location : Caledonian Suite, COSLA, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH

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