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Police must be anti-racist, chief constable tells Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Police Scotland will be an anti-racist service, chief constable Iain Livingstone said at an inquiry into the death of a black man in custody. Sheku Bayoh, 31, died after being restrained by officers during a call-out in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015. ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Police Scotland officer numbers to drop to 13-year low

The number of police officers in Scotland will drop to the lowest level since 2009 in the next few months due to the impact of Covid and Cop26, the chief constable has said. Latest figures show that in December there were 17,117 full-time ...

23 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Specialist police online abuse team honoured in awards

A team of police officers whose work to protect children from online sexual abuse benefited hundreds of youngsters are amongst those who have been recognised for their achievements within Police Scotland. Members of the Specialist Crime ...

25 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Bayoh family ‘will not rest till there is justice’ as inquiry stage concludes

The family of Sheku Bayoh say they “will not rest till there is justice” as the current “block” of evidence hearings concludes. In a statement through their lawyer, Aamer Anwar, the family said they had been “filled with rage and ...

30 Jun 2022 at 17:39

Scotland

Police Scotland officer numbers at lowest level since force created

The number of police in Scotland has reached its lowest level for almost 14 years, figures showed – with almost 700 officers having quit the force in the last year alone. Police Scotland had 16,610 full time equivalent (FTE) ...

02 Aug 2022 at 17:24

Scotland

Using overtime to offset falling police numbers is unsustainable, chief warns

Officers working overtime cannot continue to be used to offset falling police officer numbers, Scotland’s chief constable has warned. Speaking at a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) on Thursday, Sir Iain ...

25 Aug 2022 at 22:20

Scotland

Police Scotland underspent by £13m on response to Cop26

Policing Cop 26 was delivered with a £13 million underspend, according to papers presented to the Scottish Police Authority. The climate conference took place in Glasgow from October 31 to November 13 last year, and ...

23 Jun 2022 at 18:56

Scotland

Police Scotland plans summer recruitment drive to boost officer numbers

Falling officer numbers are placing pressure on Police Scotland’s operational capabilities, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said. The police chief said the force plans to launch a recruitment campaign over the ...

26 May 2022 at 14:32

Scotland

Sturgeon: Reports of secret Chinese base are being taken extremely seriously

The Scottish Government and Police Scotland are taking reports of a secret Chinese outpost in Glasgow “extremely seriously”, the First Minister has said. Human rights body Safeguard Defenders this week ...

27 Oct 2022 at 18:51

Scotland

Police Scotland welcomes 300 new constables

Three hundred probationary constables have been sworn into Police Scotland during a ceremony. The new recruits formally became serving police officers as they took the oath of office at the force’s ...

10 Nov 2022 at 17:45

Scotland

Police Scotland staff given blanket 5% pay rise after deal made

All Police Scotland staff will receive a 5% pay increase backdated to April this year following an agreement between the force and union bosses. Employees across all salary bands will see their ...

07 Oct 2022 at 10:06

Arrests during Operation Unicorn were not for protesting, police say

Arrests made during events to commemorate the death of the Queen in Scotland were not to do with protests, Police Scotland has said. Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone reflected on the ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:49

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