Police allegedly waited two weeks for a search warrant to be approved to search Nicola Sturgeon's home.

Sturgeon leaves home April 26th. Credit: Getty Images

Scottish Police requested a search warrant for Nicola Sturgeon's home during the SNP leadership race, but waited two weeks for it to be approved — it was claimed to be after the contest ended.

The Royal Office received the request on 20 March, but it was not approved until April. 3, the Scottish Sun newspaper reported.

Police arrested Ms Sturgeon's husband, Peter Murrell, and raided the couple's home in Glasgow on April 5.

The Crown does not acknowledge what the newspaper reported about any delays, while Police Scotland declined to comment.

At the time, police in Scotland reported that a 58-year-old man had been detained in connection with an investigation into party funding.

Mr Murrell was interrogated by detectives for 11 hours before being released without charge. Investigators also raided the SNP headquarters in Edinburgh.

Scottish police search house for evidence Photo: Wattie Chung

Police continue to investigate allegations of £600,000 abuse donations.

Ms Sturgeon admitted that her time since leaving office following her shocking resignation has not gone as she had hoped.

Commenting to The Guardian, she expressed frustration at not being able to «develop the common ground needed to advance difficult or controversial policy changes.»

«It's been nearly two months since I left my post, and although this period did not go exactly as I expected — for reasons that I will not go into here — it gave me a different perspective, ”she wrote.