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Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority

  • Date: 26 June 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: Caledonian Suite, COSLA, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH

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• Agendas are published seven working days ahead of the meeting.
• Papers are published three working days ahead.

1. Introduction and Welcome:
1.1 Chair’s Opening Remarks
1.2 Apologies
1.3 Declarations of Interest and Connections
1.4 Any Other business
1.5 Decision on taking business in private (Items 9-11)

2. Minute and Actions from previous meeting:
2.1 Minute from meeting held on 22 May 2025 for approval
2.2 Decisions since last meeting

3. SPA Chair’s Report
Report for Discussion presented by the SPA Chair

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports
Report for Discussion presented by the Committee and Oversight Group Chairs

5. Chief Constable Reporting
o Chief Constable’s Report
o Chief Constable’s Annual Assessment of Policing Performance
Report for Discussion presented by the Chief Constable

6. SPA Chief Executive’s Report
Report for Discussion presented by the SPA Chief Executive

7. Financial Indicative Outturn
Report for Discussion presented by the Chief Financial Officer, Police Scotland

8. Workforce Annual Report
o People Strategy and Strategic Workforce Plan Y1
o Workforce
o Wellbeing
o Health and Safety
Report for Discussion presented by Deputy Chief Constable, Professionalism, Strategy and Engagement

The following items will be taken in private

9. Minutes from previous meeting:
9.1 Minute for approval relating to items held in private on 22 May 2025
9.2 Minute for approval relating to items held in private on 18 June 2025
9.3 Rolling action log

10. Pay and Reward Update
Verbal update from Deputy Chief Executive, SPA, and Director of People and Development, Police Scotland

11. Chief Executive Recruitment Matters
Report for Approval presented by the SPA Chief Executive


Subject to agreement by the Authority at agenda item 1 above, items of business will be considered in private for the reasons noted below:
Item 9-11, in accordance with the SPA’s Standing Orders section 20.
Circumstances in which meetings may be held in private include where:
• public discussion of the information may prejudice any police operation or the prosecution of offenders.
• an obligation of confidentiality exists in respect of the information to be discussed.
• proposals for significant organisational change, significant changes to the terms and conditions of staff or other sensitive matters are being considered.


Next meeting

(From the date of this meeting)

21 August 2025

Location : Clayton Hotel Glasgow, 298 Clyde St, Glasgow, G1 4NP