Report Summary
Issued 27 October 2025, this FOI response relates to former Scottish Police Authority employees failing probation from 2021 to date. Information not held as the Authority does not have probation periods for staff.
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Response
The Scottish Police Authority has considered your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).
Scottish Police Authority employees include SPA Corporate, Forensic Services and staff under the direction of the Chief Constable of Police Scotland.
The Authority does not have probation periods for staff. As such, there have been no instances since 2021 of former employees who failed their probation and had their employment ended.
Therefore, the Authority does not hold information.
