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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...

First Families Receive The Elizabeth Emblem

First Families Receive The Elizabeth Emblem

The families of Scottish police officers who have died on duty joined the next of kin of other public servants yesterday when they received the new Elizabeth Emblem in memory of their loved ones. Named after the late Queen, the silver Emblem was bestowed to families...

Demonstration on Police Pay Award

Demonstration on Police Pay Award

“ASPS joined our colleagues from the Scottish Police Federation and UNISON today in a public show of the anger and utter disappointment felt by our members.  "Almost an entire eight months after a pay award was due, police officers in Scotland are without a pay...

Pay Dispute Update: Letter to Chief Constable Farrell

Pay Dispute Update: Letter to Chief Constable Farrell

Dear Chief Constable Farrell PAY DISPUTE I am writing on behalf of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) to formally express our position regarding the ongoing pay dispute and to outline the measures we have adopted in response to the current...

ASPS President Rob Hay Comments On Police Scotland Staff Survey Results

Pay Negotiations Update From Rob Hay

Like many of you, I am bitterly disappointed that, after long months primarily filled with waiting, police officers in Scotland face the prospect of going to pay arbitration for the first time since 2002. I know our concern extends beyond the impact on our own...

Updates from our Twitter account

Tackling The Rise In Assaults Against Police Officers Read the latest blog from Chief Superintendent Rob Hay: https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2025/02/03/tackling-the-rise-in-assaults-against-police-officers/

President Rob Hay: “We wish all the best to Martyn Evans as he steps down as chair of the Authority. He has been a great friend to the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents and he will be sorely missed.” https://policeprofessional.com/news/tributes-paid-to-martyn-evans-as-he-steps-down-as-chair-of-the-spa/

Officers investigating homicides in Scotland have been praised for “outstanding investigations by divisional, national and specialist teams” https://1919magazine.co.uk/january2025/notebook-january-2025/

Rise In Mental Health-Related Calls Takes Officers Away From Core Duties says Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents
https://scottishpolicesupers.org/2025/01/22/rise-in-mental-health-related-calls-takes-officers-away-from-core-duties-chief-superintendent-rob-hay-president-of-the-association-of-scottish-policesuperintendents/

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