“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
"On behalf of everyone in Scotland, I would like to take this opportunity to tell the officers and staff of Police Scotland how much we appreciate their bravery. I pledge we will not forget those who have lost their lives serving our communities.” https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2024/09/30/remembering-fallen-officers-national-police-memorial-day-2024/
Our President Rob Hay joined colleagues outside the Scottish Parliament today as officers held a protest over pay.
Vice President of @ScotPoliceSupts: “I manage the absences for my division, and we have seen an increase in absences when stress is a contributing factor. Some of that is work-related, due to some of the trauma experienced by staff in their roles" https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2024/09/16/police-must-intervene-more-quickly-on-mental-health/