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

Published: 03 November 2023

Best Value – SPA Corporate - 7 November 2023

Category: Reports

Topic: Policy Performance Budget

Commitee: Audit Risk and Assurance Committee

ITEM 4.3 Best Value SPA Corporate (pdf, 1.36MB )

Report Summary

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Meeting

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Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee - 7 November 2023

Date : 07 November 2023

Location : online

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Background

The Authority, Chief Constable and Accountable Officer have specific responsibilities with respect to Best Value.

Audit Scotland and HMICS have oversight roles in respect of Best Value and may choose to undertake an audit of the Authority and Police Scotland’s arrangements for achieving Best Value.

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