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Recent News, Updates & Announcements
Police Must Intervene More Quickly On Mental Health
Screenshot Police Scotland has good initiatives to deal with officers in mental health crises, but it needs to get better at preventing officers reaching that point in the first place, the Vice President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents has said....
No Stigma In Asking For Help
Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents We’ve been talking to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee about the steps taken by Police Scotland to improve mental health among the workforce. On 11 September, the...
Fallen Scottish Colleagues Remembered at Annual Memorial Service
The 20th Scottish Police Memorial Trust Service of Remembrance took place at Police Scotland Headquarters, Tulliallan, on Wednesday, 4 September, where seven new names were added to the roll of honour. The memorial stones, which are based on the grounds of Tulliallan,...
Pensions Update from Chief Superintendent Rob Hay
We met DCC Alan Speirs just before the summer holidays to discuss our dispute over interest onpension contribution due to remedy. We were clear what we were looking for from this for ourmembers would be that contributions owed would be frozen and can be repaid when...
Police Family Remembers fallen colleagues at COPS Weekend
There was emotion and humour as police officers who have died on duty were remembered by their family and friends at the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) Annual Service of Remembrance. Surviving family members and serving police officers gathered at the National...
A message to the new Government from Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents
The decisions and choices the Government makes have a huge impact on policing. If you look back at recent years, there’s been the Winsor Review, the reform of police pensions and the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners. Particularly for our colleagues in...
Senior Operational Leaders in Police Scotland could choose to quit their jobs due to the cost of horrific pension changes
As many as a third of the senior operational leaders in Police Scotland could choose to dramatically quit their jobs due to the cost of horrific pension changes, it has been warned today. Many Scottish Police Superintendents are already concerned about changes to...
ASPS President; Police Officers need to remain “pacifists in the culture war”
Policing should not be drawn into the current “toxic” public debate around hate crime with officers needing to remain “pacifists in the culture war”, the President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) will tell a landmark Conference this week....
Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents, on diversity, culture wars and changes within the ranks
Next month we will meet for our annual conference under the title, ‘The Courage to Lead, and the Changing Face of the Scottish Police Superintendents’ and ahead of that, I’d like to look at the diversity of our workforce and the challenges facing the service in the...
Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents discusses the theme of our upcoming Centenary Conference
The theme of our centenary conference in May is: ‘The Courage to Lead: The Changing Face ofPolice Superintendents’. One of the things I’ve been reflecting on is the sustained level ofcourage you need as a leader within the police service, and the extent to which...
Updates from our Twitter account
1,110 Police Scotland officers were signed off work over the last financial year due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Nick Smart said that tens of thousands of officers were also being unfairly penalised after receiving settlements following the police pension changes.
Police Minister Diana Johnson is quizzed on this. Says she can't make any comment on this today but vows to take back to the Government and has listened to the views from the room. We will be watching with interest
"Remove the interest". @PoliceSupers President agrees with our President Rob Hay. More here https://policeprofessional.com/news/cost-of-pension-changes-could-spark-exodus-of-senior-operational-leaders-warns-scottish-superintendents-association/
44% of Superintendents can retire in the next 6 years, delegates are told.
"Remove the interest". @PoliceSupers President agrees with our President Rob Hay. More here https://policeprofessional.com/news/cost-of-pension-changes-could-spark-exodus-of-senior-operational-leaders-warns-scottish-superintendents-association/
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