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: 06 April 2023

COP26 - Policing the Protests - agenda and speakers

Category: Event

Keywords : COP26

COP 26 Policing The Protests Roundtable 9 September 2021 (pdf, 1.59MB )

Report Summary

This document provides an overview, agenda and speaker details from the roundtable discussion to bring together key partners and academics to consider the policing of protests connected with COP26 in Glasgow. The Event can be found in Related Content below.