Report Summary
Issued 17 November 2025, this FOI response provides information held by the Authority in relation to Police Appeals Tribunals concluded between April 2024 and October 2025.
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Response
The Scottish Police Authority has considered your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).
The Authority can confirm that information is held.
Each part of your request is replicated below along with our response.
How many Police Appeals Tribunals (PATs) have been concluded within the last twelve months?
How many of these appeals have been successful? (i.e decision by Police Scotland to dismiss being overturned)
|
Period |
Appeals received |
Appeals allowed |
|
1 April 2024-31 March 2025 |
4 |
4 |
|
1 April 2025-31 October 2025 |
1 - ongoing |
Nil |
Note that one of the appeals to the Police Appeals Tribunal in 2024-25 was an appeal against a decision to demote an officer, not an appeal against dismissal. We have included that appeal in the table above.
Who chaired the Police Scotland misconduct hearings that led to the PATs that have concluded within the last twelve months?
Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, the following individuals chaired Misconduct Hearings where an appeal of the decision was allowed by the Police Appeals Tribunal:
- Chief Superintendent Barry Blair
- Chief Superintendent Suzanne Chow
- Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff
- Chief Superintendent Catriona Paton
