News Releases

30 May Joe Grant, General Secretary comments on HMICS Thematic Inspection on the Quality of Service and Feedback to Users of Police Services in Scotland ...more

20 May Joe Grant, General Secretary comments on the results of the E&W Ballot...more

8 April Joe Grant, General Secretary comments on HMIC Report - Custody Facilities ...more

3 April Police Attacks - Officer Down, Programme on BBC...more

01 February Joe Grant responds to Budget developments more...

06 December Scottish Ministers ratify PAT Award in full...more

05 December Home Office seek to overturn PAT Award...more

29 November PAT Award on Police Pay ...more

21 November JCC's Challenges Home Office on Police Pay ... more

21 November UK Police Call for Uniform Policy on Taser ...more

12 November Government announcement of 500 extra officers and Joe Grant's response ..more

27 July Police Pay Negotiations for 2007... more

28 June Joe Grant, General Secretary states 'We are totally opposed to any relaxation of the drink ban at football matches ... more

2 May Norrie Flowers, Chairman, comments on the Withdrawal of the Honda Motorcycle for police use...more

29 March The Scottish Executive has published an evaluation of Community Warden Schemes.  Joe Grant, General Secretary, comments… more

22 February Joe Grant, General Secretary reacts to Sir Clive Booth's Report "Fair Pay for Police Officers".

7 November Joe Grant, General Secretary has welcomed the announcement of the Police Arbitration Tribunal award on police pay...more

06 September Norrie Flowers, Chairman, comments on the drop in crime figures...more

23 August Norrie Flowers, Chairman comments on the pay negotiations ... more

14 August Hugh Little, Deputy General Secretary comments on the Scottish Executive's announcements on swords and knives ...more

21 July Norrie Flowers, Chairman, expresses major concerns that Police Pay Claim remains unanswered...more

21 November Murder of police officer in West Yorkshire, Joe Grant, General Secretary said ... more

3 October SPF response to Scottish Police Officers being recruited for jobs overseas, Joe Grant, General Secretary said... more

23 September Hugh Little comments on increased offences breaching bail

21 September Overtime payments to the police in Scotland in 2004/2005 amounted to £43m General Secretary said...

20 September In response to Kenny McAskill's proposals that savings in police time spent at court could be achieved if greater scrutiny of witnesses' evidence was undertaken before the trial got underway Joe Grant comments...

31 August Acpos call for debate on 'suspected' sex offenders being placed on the register - Joe Grant comments...

17 August SPF response to Announcement of industrial action by Police Support Staff ...more

5 July In response to allegations of 'heavy-handed' policing at G8 the General Secretary said ... more

24 June SPF response to the Announcement of the Ministerial Decision on the Blood Borne Diseases Consultation ... more

1 March Police officers retiring to avoid inquiries, the General Secretary comments...

24 February Police welcomes consultation on blood tests for assailants... more

9 February SPF views on the Consultation Paper:  Supporting Police, Protecting Communities , the General Secretary said...more

31 January In response to a Government announcement on Special Constables, the General Secretary said..... more

4 November Shortage of officers means the public sometimes has far too long to wait for the police... more

10 September Handcuffs for Bouncers

3 September Restorative Justice in Police Complaints

1 September Scottish Police Memorial Trust

19 August Life Imprisonment for man who attempted to murder a police officer.

12 July In response to Reliance Scottish Operations Director, Campbell O'Connell's

comments that the police were "quite happy for an individual to get out because they could perhaps arrest them at a weekend and keep them out of trouble", the General Secretary said....more

8 July HMI Report - Safety First - A Thematic Inspection of Personal Protective Equipment in the Scottish Police Service

The General Secretary said .....more

6July Custodial Sentences In response to the Scottish Prison Service's proposal that custodial sentences of less than a year be abolished, the General Secretary wrote ...more