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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Criminal Justice  

Our Criminal Justice business area provides and manages vital integrated information systems for the eight Scottish police forces and the wider criminal justice community within Scotland.   It is made up of a range of different services each one providing a central information support service for our customers in policing.

The focus of our support is centred around providing and managing a range of criminal information solutions:

  • Criminal History System (CHS)
  • Scottish Intelligence Database (SID)
  • Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
  • Crimestoppers Scotland Call Centre

Criminal Justice is home to 70 employees - a mix of both police officers and support staff. 

The officers and support staff work together to ensure that support is available to the Scottish police forces and  associated agencies on a 24/7 basis, offering an invaluable service to aid them in the ongoing fight against crime.