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

Grant Macrae

Chair - Resources Committee

Grant Macrae joined the Authority in April 2017 and brings strong practical experience in public sector accounting, accountability, audit and risk.

Grant was previously appointed by the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland to audit a wide range of local and central government bodies, several of which operated with substantial risk profile over multi-sites.

He has extensive corporate governance across the private, public not-for-profit sectors and has recently been involved in the development of international public sector accounting standards.

His current board roles include charities where he chairs the finance or audit and risk committees.

Register of Interests (last updated February 2024)

Registered Interest	Description of Interest
Remuneration	NXD of David MacBrayne Ltd and subsidiary company Calmac Ferries Ltd
Other Roles	Unremunerated; Governor of St Columba’s Hospice; President of Rotary Club of Edinburgh; Independent Member of Audit & Risk Committee of University of Edinburgh Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Trustee of the Merchant Company Education Board (unremunerated) Unremunerated; President of Edinburgh Rotary Club (until July 2024) Treasurer of The Royal Company of Merchants of The City of Edinburgh
Contracts	None
Election Expenses	None
Houses, Land and Buildings	None significant to, or relevant to, or bear upon the work and operation of SPA
Interests in Shares and Securities	None significant to, or relevant to ,or bear upon the work and operation of SPA
Gifts and Hospitality	None
Non-Financial Interests	None
Close Family Members	None

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Grant Macrae