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Recent News, Updates & Announcements
Budget Will Hinder Community Policing Plans
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...
Our Thanks To You After Challenging Year
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...
Update: Assault Police? No Early Release
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...
Government Must Back No Early Release
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...
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...
Updates from our Twitter account
Police ‘confident’ in resources ahead of Commonwealth Games
A major study suggests people want police officers they know and trust, but that modern police visibility extends far beyond simply walking the beat
Knife crime fears as more kids caught with blades
1,414 Police Scotland officers were signed off work over the last financial year due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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