News & Updates
Recent News, Updates & Announcements
Assault The Police? No Early Release
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...
Sheku Bayoh Public Enquiry
Today’s article by Calum Steele (The Herald, 28/10/25), former General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), makes for compelling reading. The SPF has been much maligned in commentary surrounding the resignation of Lord Bracadale as Chair of the Sheku...
Forces In England and Wales Should Ponder The Consequences Of Police Reform
A major topic at the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) Annual Conference was the proposed wide-reaching police reforms in England and Wales, linked to the 2025 Crime and Policing Bill. Reform is something that we've got a huge amount of experience of in...
We Must Protect Our Own Welfare If We’re To Lead Effectively
Welfare and wellbeing was an overarching theme at last week’s Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) Annual Conference. In Police Scotland, we have seen a massive acceleration in the prevalence of psychological illness – often stress – and that is echoed in what we...
Service Gathers To Honour Fallen Colleagues
Thousands of police officers who have died on duty were honoured at the 22nd annual National Police Memorial Day. Members of the police family gathered in Coventry on Sunday 28 September, to honour around 5,000 officers who have lost their lives on duty. The names of...
Budget Pressures Leave Superintendents ‘On The Brink’
The most senior operational officers in Police Scotland are on the brink every time there is a major police operation, the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents has said. President Rob Hay was responding to a budget submission to the Scottish Parliament’s...
UK Policing: Our Shared Challenges
Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents This week I was invited to Stratford-upon-Avon to attend the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) Annual Conference. It’s always a pleasure to meet with colleagues in...
ASPS Welcomes HMICS Report and Supports Police Scotland’s Uniform Review
“ASPS welcomes the latest comprehensive report from HMICS regarding the police uniform and along with fellow staff associations and trade unions, we are fully engaged with Police Scotland’s recently launched Review of Uniform which we hope will progress with alacrity....
Chief Superintendent Rob Hay, President of ASPS, Welcomes Two-Year Police Pay Settlement
“The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents welcomes the prompt settlement of the police officer pay claim through the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland (PNBS) which will extend over two years, giving the Service and officers, much-needed clarity for...
ASPS Responds to HM Chief Inspector’s Report
“ASPS notes the detailed findings of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s annual report for 2024/25 and welcomes Mr Naylor’s observations on the potential benefits and opportunities to fight organised crime through the extension of the Home Office’s Asset...
Updates from our Twitter account
The new tracker seeks to intervene before a psychological breakdown occurs. It functions by scanning the force’s crime recording systems and highlighting “red flag” incidents such as fatal road traffic collisions, child sexual abuse and sudden deaths.
Police Finance Survey: A shocking 15% of police officers have missed out on meals due to financial worries, the Police Family Finance Index Report from policefriendly and metfriendly has found.
Two men have been sentenced as part of a large-scale operation targeting those involved in serious and organised crime and the supply of drugs. #GreatPoliceWork from Detective Inspector Gary Semple and colleagues https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2026/may/two-men-sentenced-as-part-of-operation-into-serious-and-organised-crime/
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