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  • Date: 26 February 2026
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: Online

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AGENDA
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 (Item 13 -16)
2. Minute and Actions from previous meeting:
2.3 Rolling Action Log and Matters Arising
2.4 Decisions since last meeting
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA
Report for Discussion presented by Raymond Brown, Head of Investigations and Ilya Zharov, Head of Reviews and Policy, PIRC
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison and Superintendent James Mann, PS
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
Report for Discussion presented by Karen Vallance, Governance Support Officer, SPA
Report for Discussion presented by Committee Chair
Subject to approval at item 1.5 the following items will be considered in private.
13. Minute from previous meeting:
13.1 Minute from private meeting held on 13 November 2025 for Approval
14. Police Scotland Conduct Report (Q3)
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
15. Police Scotland Ongoing Non-Criminal Complaints
Report for Discussion presented by Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, PS
Police Scotland will leave the meeting at this point.
16. SPA Ongoing Complaints Update
Report for Discussion presented by Darren Paterson, Head of Workforce Governance, SPA
Notes 
Membership: Katharina Kasper (Chair), Paul Edie, Chris Creegan, Angela Leitch, Nancy Johnson
 
Subject to agreement at agenda item 1.5 above, the following Items of business will be considered in private for the reasons noted below: Items 13-16 in accordance with the SPA’s Standing Orders section 20.

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08 April 2026

Location : Private Session