News & Updates

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...

ASPS President Rob Hay discusses whether more responsibility for football violence should be laid at the clubs themselves, following disturbing scenes at the latest Old Firm derby. The ugly spectre of football violence raised its head at the weekend once again. The...

President Rob Hay and General Secretary Stewart Carle met national officers from the Police Superintendents’ Association this week. Stewart and Rob shared their insights and experiences of police reform in Scotland with PSA President Nick Smart, Vice-President Sara...

ASPS President Rob Hay reveals a disappointing lack of understanding by Scottish politicians about the reality of policing, as they met officers ahead of elections in May. Yesterday, I was in Edinburgh as an invited guest for the Scottish Police Federation’s ‘Policing...

Plans to release criminals from jail early are a “capitulation to criminality”, the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents has said. President Rob Hay was responding to an announcement by Justice Secretary Angela Constance, who this week said the Scottish...

ASPS President Rob Hay explains how the process of police reform in Scotland can help forces in England and Wales, which are due to undergo a similar process. He looks into the positives to aim for and the pitfalls to avoid. As the Home Secretary unveils a raft of...

Lack of funds for policing in Scottish budget means Police Scotland will find it harder to fulfil its ambitions for community policing, says Rob Hay, President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents. One of the clearest ambitions set out by Chief...

As we reach the point in December where diaries magically develop an extra meeting called “Festive Something” (usually scheduled right on top of your one free afternoon), I wanted to send a genuine message of thanks – and a wee moment of pause – from me, and from all...