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More mental health workers needed in police custody suites, say Lib Dems

More mental health professionals are needed in police custody suites around Scotland, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The party questioned whether ministers had met a commitment to ensure each police custody suite had access to a mental ...

10 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

People in most deprived areas 2.6 times more likely to be handed Covid fine

More than one in four fixed penalty notices were issued for breaches of Covid-19 rules to those living in deprived areas, a report has shown. People living in the 10% most deprived areas of Scotland were 2.6 times more likely to be handed a fine ...

04 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

More than 7,000 assaults against Police Scotland staff recorded last year

Assaults on police are “unacceptable”, a senior officer said, as new figures showed more than 7,000 incidents of violence towards Police Scotland staff were recorded last year. Although the number of assaults on officers in 2021/22 has fallen ...

06 Jun 2022 at 13:35

Scotland

Forensic labs forced to outsource drug driving tests due to high demand

A “totally unacceptable” level of drug driving has resulted in police forensic services having to send tests to private labs, as they cannot meet demand. A report prepared for watchdogs at the Scottish Police Authority told how demand for ...

26 May 2022 at 18:42

Scotland

Police find no confirmed cases of spiking by injection in Scotland

There have been no identified cases of people being spiked by injection in Scotland, a senior police officer has said. Investigations were launched after a surge in reports from people claiming to have been spiked with needles on nights ...

20 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Scotland

New police call handling system ‘instrumental’ during pandemic, review finds

Police Scotland’s new call handling system was “instrumental” in enabling the force to maintain an appropriate level of service throughout the pandemic, according to a new report. Changes to the police call handling procedures were ...

31 Aug 2022 at 16:35

Scotland

Brown: No ‘vendetta’ against justice system as funding warning issued

Justice Secretary Keith Brown has said there is “no vendetta” against the justice system as he was warned of the impact of reduced funding. Appearing at a fringe event at the SNP conference organised by the Scottish Police ...

08 Oct 2022 at 15:39

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

Potential repeat drug-driving offenders missed due to testing delays

Around a quarter of drug-driving cases which could not be prosecuted because of toxicology backlogs involved potential repeat offenders, new analysis shows. More than 5,600 drug-driving blood samples have been ...

25 Aug 2022 at 22:21

Police chief warns of ‘hard choices’ still facing force after Scottish budget

Scotland’s chief constable has warned “hard choices” lie ahead for policing finances despite the improved budget allocation. Funding for the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), which includes Police Scotland, ...

15 Dec 2022 at 19:17

Scotland

Quarter of calls to 101 police service disconnected, figures show

Scottish Labour has claimed Scots are being “put in danger” as figures revealed almost a quarter of 101 calls to police were disconnected in the first seven months of 2022. Figures released by Police ...

15 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Police Scotland officer numbers fall to lowest level since 2008

The number of full-time equivalent officers in Police Scotland fell by 312 during the first three months of 2022, reaching the lowest level since 2008. The decline represented 1.8% of the force’s ...

03 May 2022 at 13:55

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