News & Updates

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...

It’s been 46 days since ASPS and the SPF launched their “Assault Police? No Early Release!” campaign, which means that here in Scotland in that time approximately 460 assaults on police officers will have occurred. As the public prepare for the peace of Christmas and...

The Scottish Government needs to do more to support police officers – letting offenders who have assaulted officers out of prison early is a bad idea in a time of rising violence, says Rob Hay, President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents. I...

The Scottish Government must ensure prisoners convicted of violence against police officers and staff are not eligible for early release from prison. This is the message of a new campaign - Assault The Police? No Early Release - from the Association of Scottish Police...