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: 22 July 2024

Approved Minute - 12 March 2024

Category: Minutes

Topic: Performance

Commitee: Policing Performance Committee

MIN 20231214 APPROVED Minute Of Policing Performance Committee 12 March 2024 V1.0 (pdf, .25MB )

Report Summary

This is the Approved Minute documented for the Policing Performance Committee held on 12 March 2024. The Minute was approved at the meeting on 11 June 2024.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Policing Performance Committee - 11 June 2024

Date : 11 June 2024

Location : online

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The documents below are related by Topic and are the most recently published

2024-25 Policing Performance Summary

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Published: 10 December 2025

Performance

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HMICS Custody Recommendations - 9 December 2025

Published: 04 December 2025

Performance

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HMICS Improvement Plans – Progress Summary - 9 December 2025

Published: 04 December 2025

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Approved Minute - 12 March 2024

Report Summary

Meeting

Policing Performance Committee - 11 June 2024

Related Publications

2024-25 Policing Performance Summary

Police Scotland Quarterly Policing Performance Report Quarter 2 2025/26 - 9 December 2025

HMICS Custody Recommendations - 9 December 2025

HMICS Improvement Plans – Progress Summary - 9 December 2025