The Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) was a

public body A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute. Their precise nature varies by jurisdiction, thus, they are statutes owned by a government or controlled by national or sub-national government to the (in ...

of the Scottish Government responsible for certain central services for

police forces The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. It was established on 1 April 2007, following the passing of the

Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It received Royal Assent Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either dire ...

. The SPSA assumed responsibility for the

Scottish Police College The Scottish Police College is based at Tulliallan Castle, in Kincardine. Since 1 April 2013, the college has been under the control of Police Scotland. In addition to probationer training, the college provides training in various specialist ar ...

, the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency, the Scottish Criminal Records Office and the Scottish Police Information Strategy.Comments on Part I: The authority also controlled central Police services such as Forensics and IT. With effect from 1 April 2013, the structure of policing in Scotland changed. The eight regional forces, plus the

Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) was a special police force of Scotland responsible for disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime groups. The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA) was established on 1 April 2001 ...

and the Scottish Police Services Authority, were replaced by the new

Police Scotland Police Scotland ( gd, Poileas Alba), officially the Police Service of Scotland (), is the national police force of Scotland. It was formed in 2013, through the merging of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist service ...

which is overseen by the

Scottish Police Authority The Scottish Police Authority (SPA), ( gd, Ùghdarras Poilis na h-Alba), is a public body of the Scottish Government which holds Police Scotland, the national police service, to account. Both bodies were established on 1 April 2013 following a ...

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External links

Scottish Police Services Authority site
Government agencies established in 2007 Police Services Authority Police Services Authority Police authorities of the United Kingdom 2007 establishments in Scotland Organisations based in Glasgow 2013 disestablishments in Scotland Government agencies disestablished in 2013 Defunct organisations based in Scotland Governance of policing in Scotland {{Scotland-gov-stub

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