The police watchdog is straining under an exploding workload, with investigations up 375 per cent in 12 years, its ...

The HMICS report made seven recommendations for improvement including that Police Scotland publish a clear policy on drug ...

The force has failed to make clear how it balances criminal action against drug users with health-related procedures for ...

Police chiefs paid out £430,000 to a senior employee who lodged a bullying complaint against Chief Constable Jo Farrell, it ...

POLICE Scotland paid almost out £5.5million last year to settle claims from their own officers and the public, recently released figures show. The force paid out £5,357,824 in 2024/25 to settle ...

SIX hundred more cops are needed to reverse a rising tide of sex beasts, gangsters and extremists radicalising kids, Scotland ...

Fears have been raised over community policing and neighbourhood safety after it emerged 180 stations have been closed since ...

Figures shows there are 180 fewer police stations in Scotland than there were in 2013, with 21 more closures planned.

Reported cases have surged from 1,883 in 2014 to 2,789 in 2024 - an increase of nearly 50 per cent. Alarmingly, 2025 has ...