When the Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow this summer, around 7,700 officers, police staff, volunteers and members of specialist teams will help deliver one of Scotland’s highest-profile policing operations. The success of Operation Lannair, as the policing...
President Rob Hay’s keynote speech to the ASPS conference on 17 June. Colleagues, friends and guests, it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the Westerwood Hotel for the 102nd Annual Conference of Association of Scottish Police Superintendents. It hardly...
A new HMICS report has raised concerns over the length of time it takes for conduct and disciplinary investigations into Police Scotland officers and staff to conclude. Responding to the report, Association of Scottish Police Superintendent President Chief...
ASPS President Rob Hay on the urgent policing issues he hopes the new Justice Minister will address I would like to congratulate the new Cabinet Secretary for Justice in Scotland, Neil Gray, as he takes up his post. One of the key things I would like to see is that...
ASPS President Rob Hay on the importance of consulting Superintendents on major policing decisions. Greater communication and consultation is important at every level, especially as we continue to grapple with challenging policing decisions. As ASPS President, I’m...
