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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.

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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).

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Published: 09 February 2026

Rights Based Pathway - June 2023 PPC Meeting

Category: Corporate Document

Topic: Technology Policy

Commitee: Policing Performance Committee

Keywords : Technology

DOC 20260209 Rights Based Pathway June 2023 PPC V1.0 (pdf, .4MB )

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An overview of the Police Scotland Rights Based Pathway as presented to the June 2023 meeting of the Policing Performance Committee.

Scott Ross: Technology for a Policing Purpose

Published: 05 February 2025

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National Conversation on use of Live Facial Recognition technology

Published: 16 May 2025

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Published: 18 March 2024

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Advocacy for and Overseeing the Adoption of Technology for a Policing Purpose

Published: 11 April 2023

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