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The Annual Joint Meeting of Executives

The Annual Joint Meeting of Executives

At the end of May, representatives from ASPS - including President Rob Hay, Vice President Suzanne Smith, General Secretary Stewart Carle and Research Officer Claire Boyd – joined colleagues from across UK and Ireland at The Annual Joint Meeting of Executives. This...

International Women’s Day 2025

International Women’s Day 2025

Ahead of International Women’s Day, Supt Suzanne Smith, Vice President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS), has spoken of her journey to the senior ranks of Scottish policing and her hopes for women in the force. Suzanne said that until she...

Update From Rob Hay Following Arbitration Decision

I’d like to draw your attention Staff Side Circular 01/25 which details the decision of the independent arbitrator on pay to support the Official Side award of 4.75%. You will note that this award is backdated to 1st April 2024 and should be implemented at the...

Tackling The Rise In Assaults Against Police Officers

Tackling The Rise In Assaults Against Police Officers

Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents Last year there were a staggering 55,954 assaults on police officers in the UK; 6,702 of those were in Scotland. This is an average of over 150 assaults a day in the UK, or...

Are Officers Afraid To Use Force When Needed?

Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents The National Police Chiefs’ Council in England and Wales could learn from Police Scotland in the way that officers are treated in the misconduct system. The head of the...

Updates from our Twitter account

“Unfortunately, as time has progressed, we in Scotland are no longer on a different trajectory to England and Wales, but just further behind on the same curve. Policing needs investment. Policing budgets have not kept pace with inflation." https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2025/05/21/keep-political-meddling-out-of-police-scotland/

Police Scotland must not be subjected to the “persistent, hare-brained meddling and political vandalism” that forces in England and Wales have suffered in the past 15 years, the Scottish Government has been warned https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2025/05/21/keep-political-meddling-out-of-police-scotland/

The Annual Joint Meeting of Executives - full report https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2025/06/02/the-annual-joint-meeting-of-executives/

"Making sure that police officers are appropriately paid and compensated for the risks and limitations on their lifestyles as a result of the office they hold is absolutely key to making sure we’ve got a sustainable service" https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotland/1807334/hard-choices-on-police-spending-says-constance-amid-call-for-more-investment.html

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