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: 05 July 2023

PIRC Annual and Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints and Investigation Referrals - 1 June 2023

Category: Reports

Topic: Performance

Commitee: Complaints and Conduct Committee

Keywords : PIRC

006. ITEM 5 PIRC Input To CCC Q4 FINAL (pdf, .47MB )

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Complaints & Conduct Committee with an overview of the PIRC Annual and Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints and Investigation Referrals Report.

Meeting

The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below

Complaints & Conduct Committee - 1 June 2023

Date : 01 June 2023

Location : online

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PIRC Annual and Quarterly report on Police Scotland Handling of Complaints and Investigation Referrals - 1 June 2023

Report Summary

Meeting

Complaints & Conduct Committee - 1 June 2023

Related Publications

The Code of Ethics for Policing in Scotland - 4 September 2025

Complaints Handling Backlog (Operation Glade) - 4 September 2025

HMICS Assurance Review of Vetting – Progress Update - 4 September 2025

SPA Quarterly Report (Q1 – 25/26) - 4 September 2025