“ASPS’s President Chief Superintendent Rob Hay and General Secretary Stewart Carle were privileged to attend the National Police Memorial Day, organised by the Police Remembrance Trust, at the New Theatre, Cardiff, on Sunday 24 September.  We were delighted to meet retiring ASPS member (and that’s definitely not ‘shy and retiring’!) Superintendent Pat Murphy, ‘G’ Division, who was chosen to carry the Police Scotland Standard in the service.  This was Pat’s last duty in uniform.  DCC Fiona Taylor represented the Police Service of Scotland, supported by members of the SPF, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Mr David Taylor, the son of late Constable George Taylor (Lanarkshire Constabulary and Strathclyde Police) who was murdered on duty near Carstairs in 1976.  David lit a candle on the alter in memory of the hundreds of police officers who have died on duty in Scotland: “We will remember them.  Semper Vigilo.”

 

 

Updates from our Twitter Account

The cost of housing a prisoner in Scotland’s jails is now approaching £50,000 a year, amid concerns over high remand numbers and overcrowding. via @1919_mag

Each year around 4,000 members of the Police Family receive treatment on a residential basis at The Police Treatment Centres for any on or off duty injury. Whether it is a physical injury, or stress, depression or anxiety related https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=hW-ejw5ViECo15X2p0tZ8t4ftim0DktDm5YbxyaMqgRUM0FGT0w4NVE1N1JFOVAyOEROMzZDQUNESCQlQCN0PWcu&fbclid=IwY2xjawINoxdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW3L0XRvn1bTz4Chv-DP9-75gMf_QrdKF1HhtYlm7MbixoHyQ-PtNpQGBQ_aem_FohwDGmMubMaMCbkKPMDTg&route=shorturl New survey #PoliceCharity

Report shows proportion of police officer sick days attributed to mental health in Police Scotland was 29% https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/police-officers-week-off-year-mental-health-crisis-crime-justice-commission-wwztpn8zb

In December, Christine Fulton was one of the first recipients of the Elizabeth Emblem, an award commemorating public servants who died in the line of duty
https://1919magazine.co.uk/february2025/widow-campaigns-better-police-safety/

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