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Public asked to play their part in weeding out cannabis factories

A new campaign to encourage the public to provide anonymous information on houses and flats that are being used for cannabis cultivations is launched today (Monday 30 August 2010).

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SPSA Annual Plan 2010-11

The SPSA Annual Plan, the first year of our Strategic Five Year Plan which we published in June, outlines our commitment to work with our partners and stakeholders to make a positive difference to Scottish policing.

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Plans unveilled to speed up forensic support for Scottish police

SPSA Forensic Services has today published proposals to improve the speed, consistency, and cost effectiveness of forensic analysis in Scotland.

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About Us

The Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) was established in 2007 and provides:

- one of the world's only independently-accredited ‘crime scene to court' forensic services;

- ICT support for 1,300 applications, 12,000 PCs and laptops and 21,000 handheld radios across 250 sites;

- vital police information and intelligence systems to over 50 agencies throughout the UK, and;

- national training to over 8,000 police officers every year through the award-winning Scottish Police College.

In addition, we maintain the specialist frontline officers and intelligence staff for the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA). Together, we have over 1,600 staff supported by an overall budget of over £100 million.