Latest News

Seventh Issue of Emerge Published

Emerge is the regular update for policing and the wider criminal justice community on the work of the SPSA. Emerge is now presented in new interactive PDF format.

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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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Scots Police Training Revamp puts Emphasis on Hands-On Experience

Scotland’s new police recruits are to complete their formal training faster, and experience more operational time on the streets as part of the largest shake up of probationer training in recent years.

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Forensic Services  

The creation of the SPSA Forensic Services pulled together our existing forensic and fingerprint capability and Scene of Crime Officers, placing us at the forefront of evidence capture and analysis.  By making these significant changes we provide, for the first time, a fully integrated national service from ‘crime scene through to court'. 

Our Services include: