Welfare and wellbeing was an overarching theme at last week’s Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) Annual Conference. In Police Scotland, we have seen a massive acceleration in the prevalence of psychological illness – often stress – and that is echoed in what we...
Thousands of police officers who have died on duty were honoured at the 22nd annual National Police Memorial Day. Members of the police family gathered in Coventry on Sunday 28 September, to honour around 5,000 officers who have lost their lives on duty. The names of...
The most senior operational officers in Police Scotland are on the brink every time there is a major police operation, the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents has said. President Rob Hay was responding to a budget submission to the Scottish Parliament’s...
Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents This week I was invited to Stratford-upon-Avon to attend the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) Annual Conference. It’s always a pleasure to meet with colleagues in...
“ASPS welcomes the latest comprehensive report from HMICS regarding the police uniform and along with fellow staff associations and trade unions, we are fully engaged with Police Scotland’s recently launched Review of Uniform which we hope will progress with alacrity....
