Report Summary
This Corporate Strategy sets out the role and responsibilities of the Scottish Police Authority, the five outcomes we seek to achieve and the high-level activities designed to achieve them. It aligns to the Scottish Government’s Strategic Police Priorities, and should be read alongside the Strategic Police Plan and the Forensic Services Strategy, which relate to the delivery of the police and forensic services that the Authority is responsible for.
This Corporate Strategy is underpinned by a more detailed Implementation Plan for the period.
Additional Responsibilities
The Authority has a number of specific responsibilities, linked to the five main functions, and fulfils several other significant duties:
Providing Forensic Services
Management of an Independent Custody Visiting Scheme
Appointment of senior police officers and employer of all civilian staff
Membership of the Police Negotiating Board
Holding budgetary accountability and publishing an Annual Report and Accounts
Preparation and review of strategic plans and reviewing policing performance
Handling complaints against senior officers and the Authority
Meeting statutory duties for public bodies
