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No undertakings granted for police witnesses in Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Scotland’s Solicitor General has said she cannot guarantee that evidence given by certain police witnesses in the Sheku Bayoh inquiry will not be used against them in any future prosecution. A public inquiry will open in May into the death of the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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 overall strength, meaning it had 16,805 full-time ...

03 May 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Applications to join Police Scotland fall by more than half in a year

The number of applications to join Police Scotland dropped by more than half last year, figures show. There were 2,237 applications in 2021/22, down from 5,611 the previous year and 4,228 in 2019/20. The data was revealed in a Freedom of ...

05 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Mental health absences among Police Scotland officers ‘up by 22% in five years’

Police officers in Scotland are at risk of “burnout” as the number of days off due to mental illness has soared by 22% in the last five years, figures show. Police officers and staff missed 76,848 working days in 2021/22 as a result of ...

07 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Scottish police consider action after rejecting ‘derisory’ £565 pay bump

Police officers have rejected a “derisory” flat £565 annual pay increase and are considering industrial action. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) turned down the pay deal and said any action it takes would be “impactful”. SPF ...

12 Jun 2022 at 18:59

Scotland

Police deserve ‘fair and justifiable’ pay rise of 8.5%, says federation

Police are being urged not to report for duty when they should not be working, as the body that represents rank-and-file officers called for a “fair and justifiable” pay rise of 8.5%. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) said ...

24 Aug 2023 at 14:23

Scotland

Government accused of treating police with ‘utter contempt’ in pay row

The Scottish Government has been accused of treating police with “utter contempt” by offering officers a pay deal below that provided to NHS staff. David Kennedy, the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) ...

31 Oct 2024 at 11:33

Scotland

Police ‘at end of tether’ in pay dispute – SPF

Police officers are “at the end of their tether” and need a “proper pay deal for Christmas”, bodies representing them have said as they staged a protest over pay. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents ...

28 Nov 2024 at 12:40

Police officers to withdraw goodwill in dispute over pay and conditions

Police officers in Scotland are set to withdraw their goodwill in a dispute over pay and conditions. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents more than 16,500 rank-and-file officers, said it will begin ...

30 Oct 2024 at 21:39

Police chief accepts institutional racism admission could have come sooner

The chief constable of Scotland’s police force has accepted his public admission that the service is “institutionally racist and discriminatory” could have come sooner. Sir Iain Livingstone made the comment during ...

26 May 2023 at 10:08

Scotland

Police told to ‘listen’ to poll which finds Scots want violent crime a priority

Police Scotland are being urged to “listen” to the results of a poll which found more than half of Scots want knife and violent crime to be a top priority for officers. Some 52% of people north of the border said ...

01 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Break-in victim tells how she feared for life during half-hour wait for police

An elderly woman told how she feared for her life when she called 999 during a break-in at her home in the middle of night – and had to wait almost half-an-hour for police to attend. Councillor Aileen Orr from ...

30 Aug 2024 at 17:32

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