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: 16 October 2025

FOI 2025/26-075 - Correspondence between SPA and Police Scotland regarding assurances provided to Complaints and Conduct Committee 5 June 2025

Category: FOI

LET 20251006 FOI Response 2025 26 075 (pdf, .12MB )

Report Summary

Issued 6 October 2025, this FOI response relates to correspondence between SPA and Police Scotland regarding assurances provided to Complaints and Conduct Committee on 5 June 2025. Information not held.

To access the full document please open the PDF document above.

To view as accessible content please use the sections below. Note that some tables and appendices are not available as accessible content.

Request

Your request for information dated 24 September 2025 is copied below.

Can I please be provided with the correspondence between SPA and Police Scotland referred to in the letter attached?

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FOI 2025/26-075 - Correspondence between SPA and Police Scotland regarding assurances provided to Complaints and Conduct Committee 5 June 2025

Report Summary

Request

Related Publications

FOI 2025/26-097 - Is torture a civil or criminal offence

FOI 2025/26-095 - Healthcare of persons in police custody

FOI 2025/26-089 - Chief Officer Relocation Procedure and related expenses

Scottish Police Authority - Publication Scheme