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SPA Board to Strengthen Oversight of Forensic Services

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) is to take further steps to strengthen the leadership, visibility and governance of Forensic Services. From 1 [...]

Scottish Police Authority chair Andrew Flanagan to stand down

Published in Holyrood by Jenni Davidson on 14th June 2017 Scottish Police Authority (SPA) chair Andrew Flanagan is to stand down, the Scottish [...]

Police Scotland to create ‘cadre of experts’ to beat cyber-crime

Published in Scotsman 13/06/2017 Police Scotland plans to create a “special constabulary” of private sector computer specialists who will be [...]

Transport Police: MSPs back integration move

A majority of members on the Justice Committee have backed the Scottish Government’s plan to integrate the British Transport Police in Scotland [...]

2026 Strategy Document Consultation now open

As of today formal consultation on the Police Service of Scotland and Scottish Police Authority ‘2026’ Strategy document is open. [...]

Praise for Police Scotland Stop and Search changes

Published by BBC News 22/02/2017 Police Scotland has made “substantial improvements” over stop and search, inspectors have said. HM [...]

Six arrests a day on railways spark police merger worries

From ‘The Herald’ Wednesday 15/02/17 SIX arrests a day were made on Scotland’s railways last year prompting claims that Police Scotland [...]

Scottish Government confirms additional funding for Policing.

Following an announcement in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 2 February 2017, the Scottish Government has confirmed additional funding will be [...]

Exellence awards celebrate policing workforce

The second annual Scottish Policing Excellence Awards for 2016 took place on Friday 27 January 2017 at the Scottish Police College, Tulliallan. [...]

Crime statistics not ‘accurate’ measure of demand on police

Article published in the Scotsman by Chris Marshall on 24/01/2017 Ahead of a meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee today, Police [...]