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: 13 December 2023

National Approach to Missing Persons, Prevention Strategies and Problem Solving - 6 December 2023

Category: Reports

Commitee: Policing Performance Committee

ITEM 4.2 National Approach To Missing Persons, Prevention Strategies And Problem Solving (pdf, .4MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of National Approach to Missing Persons, Prevention Strategies and Problem Solving .

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

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

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Policing Performance Committee - 6 December 2023

Date : 06 December 2023

Location : online

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FOI 2025/26-063 - Complaints received by the Authority where Police Scotland is the responsible authority

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FOI 2025/26-059 - Oversight of enforcement infrastructure, private session transparency and legal status of the Authority

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FOI 2025/26-062 - Misconduct hearings chaired by named officer resulting in Police Appeals Tribunals

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FOI 2025/26-050 - Donald Trump's visit to Scotland in July 2025

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National Approach to Missing Persons, Prevention Strategies and Problem Solving - 6 December 2023

Report Summary

Meeting

Policing Performance Committee - 6 December 2023

Related Publications

FOI 2025/26-063 - Complaints received by the Authority where Police Scotland is the responsible authority

FOI 2025/26-059 - Oversight of enforcement infrastructure, private session transparency and legal status of the Authority

FOI 2025/26-062 - Misconduct hearings chaired by named officer resulting in Police Appeals Tribunals

FOI 2025/26-050 - Donald Trump's visit to Scotland in July 2025