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This is Relentless, a new short film commissioned by the Scottish Police Federation ... on community policing before he moved to another department - which involved two attempted suicides ...

About 750 police officers in Tayside will be the first to get the equipment in the nationwide roll out. The chair of the Scottish Police Federation highlights station closures and stress on ...

Police Scotland is one of the last forces in the UK to employ this technology nationally. It has been a requirement for armed officers in Scotland since it hosted the UN climate conference ...

Calum Steele is a former General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, and former general secretary of the International Council of Police Representative Associations. He remains an advisor ...

A new report from Police Scotland reveals a staggering 2,000% increase in crypto-related crimes since 2019. The annual 2025 report, submitted to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) Policing ...

COPS are ill-prepared to face the snarling threat posed by powerful XL bully dogs, a force expert has warned. Frontline officers are at risk of suffering significant injuries when confronted by ...

It comes after the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) questioned his impartiality regarding meetings with Mr Bayoh’s family. The federation has initimated a petition for a judicial review of the ...

The former Scottish First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is still under police investigation, but it is not to do with Operation Branchform. Officers are looking into avoidable Covid-19 ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Police Scotland is Scotland's single national police force and the second largest police force in the UK.

Deputy Chief ­Constable Alan Speirs said that Police Scotland is looking to enhance the support it offers.Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd As of December last year, there were 16,508 full-time ...

John Swinney has praised Police Scotland's 'excellent' work tackling a suspected gang war ongoing for more than a month. The First Minister said he welcomed steps taken by the force to deal with ...

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) is to consider legal proceedings against the Sheku Bayoh inquiry following a revelation its chair met with the family of Mr Bayoh on several occasions since the start of the probe. In a statement this evening the SPF ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Scottish Police Authority is looking for a chief executive following Lynn Brown’s decision to retire later this year. An advertising campaign promoting the £151,816-a-year role was launched ...

Police Scotland have urged bikers and drivers alike to take action after new figures revealed a worrying toll of motorcyclist fatalities across the country. An analysis of collisions between ...

Police are hunting for a convicted murderer who has gone missing from an open prison in Scotland. Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly at 5.30pm on Tuesday. Police have ...

But a police raid on the Eoropie ... then Secretary of State for Scotland, given the shelters stood on land belonging to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The 500-acre Cross-Skigersta ...

This came at the same time as the number of jobs in the police and fire ... to create his own Scottish version of DOGE if he wins the next election. DOGE (the department of government efficiency ...

Police Scotland is one of the last forces in the UK to employ this technology nationally. It has been a requirement for armed officers in Scotland since it hosted the UN climate conference, Cop26, in 2021. Devon and Cornwall Police ran the first body-worn ...

Police Scotland seized 16 motors in two days as part of a nationwide crackdown on uninsured drivers. Twenty officers targeted vehicles across Dundee and Arbroath between March 31 and Tuesday April ...

A lack of investment in Police Scotland has led to large areas of the country becoming "policing deserts", officers have warned. The chair of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents ...

Police said inquiries into the fire are ongoing. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11pm on Sunday, April 6 we received a report of a fire at a property on Barterholm Road, Paisley.

Hundreds of Scottish police stations need upgrades, new figures show, sparking concerns about public safety. Statistics obtained by the Scottish Conservatives show that 333 stations require ...