It’s been 46 days since ASPS and the SPF launched their “Assault Police? No Early Release!” campaign, which means that here in Scotland in that time approximately 460 assaults on police officers will have occurred. As the public prepare for the peace of Christmas and...
The Scottish Government needs to do more to support police officers – letting offenders who have assaulted officers out of prison early is a bad idea in a time of rising violence, says Rob Hay, President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents. I...
The Scottish Government must ensure prisoners convicted of violence against police officers and staff are not eligible for early release from prison. This is the message of a new campaign – Assault The Police? No Early Release – from the Association of...
Today’s article by Calum Steele (The Herald, 28/10/25), former General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), makes for compelling reading. The SPF has been much maligned in commentary surrounding the resignation of Lord Bracadale as Chair of the Sheku...
A major topic at the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) Annual Conference was the proposed wide-reaching police reforms in England and Wales, linked to the 2025 Crime and Policing Bill. Reform is something that we’ve got a huge amount of experience of in...
