Response

The Scottish Police Authority has considered your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).

In terms of the majority of your request, the Authority does not hold the information requested.

The information you requested is not held by the Authority, but may be held by Police Scotland. This is because Police Scotland provides certain services to the Authority, in line with legislation. The services provided by Police Scotland include, for example, contract management, human resources and IT. Where services like this are provided to the Authority, information may be held by Police Scotland rather than the Authority.

Information may be available by contacting Police Scotland at foi@scotland.police.uk and you may also wish to refer to Police Scotland’s Disclosure Log.

To assist, we can advise there is a publicly accessible contract register on Public Contracts Scotland. This provides all the contract information for any regulated contracts over £50,000 for goods/service contracts and over £2m for works contracts.

The current Procurement Strategy and annual reporting is available on Police Scotland’s website via the following link – Procurement Annual Reports and Strategies - Police Scotland

You will also find guidance and contact information for the Procurement team on Police Scotland’s website – Procurement - Police Scotland

In terms of the last point in part four of your request, regarding Board Members for Procurement/Finance, the information requested can reasonably be obtained.

The Authority’s Resources Committee has oversight of all significant financial and budgetary resourcing matters affecting the Authority, Police Scotland and Forensic Services. Information about the Resources Committee, including membership and how to contact us, is available on the Authority's website. To assist, a link is provided - Resources Committee | Scottish Police Authority