The 2019/20 audit of the Scottish Police Authority

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has improved how it operates but policing in Scotland is not financially sustainable, says the Auditor General for Scotland.

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, said:

"The SPA has made progress in the past year whilst faced with the significant additional challenges of Covid-19 and preparing for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
It is now a matter of urgency that the SPA, Police Scotland and the Scottish Government reach agreement on what needs to be done to achieve financial sustainability. Without firmer progress on the key areas of budget balance and workforce planning, the SPA and Police Scotland will not be able to deliver the ambitions of the new Joint Strategy for Policing".

The 2019/20 audit of the Scottish Police Authority

Oral evidence session 17 December 2020

The Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Scotland and Audit Scotland.

Meeting papers for 17 December 2020

Minutes from 17 December 2020