The UK Association ceased to exist in 2014 after its funding was cut as a result of UK Government austerity measures and a vote taken by the membership, although the GPA had failed to function as a staff support association for several years in advance to this. It was replaced by its successor organisation The National LGBT+ Police network in August 2015. The GPA in Scotland continued as an independent police staff association (similar to the GPA) and receives funding from the Scottish Government. In 2015, GPA Scotland won the Scottish LGBTI Staff Network of the Year Award, the LGBT ICON Community Spirit Award and were finalists in the Pink News LGBT Public Sector Award. In 2016 the GPA Scotland was reformed into the Scottish LGBTI Police Association.