Jail chiefs face £40,000 phone bill after mobiles seized at crisis-hit HMP Addiewell Five phones as well as drugs and knives were found in a major police crackdown on organised crime in a crisis hit private jail. Now the £65million prison run by French facility management giants Sodexo is facing a £40,000 penalty over the…
Kirkcaldy court changes hailed – but no timescale put on justice centre plan Mid Scotland and Fife Labour MSP Claire Baker has called on the Scottish Government to commit to the plan to extend Kirkcaldy Police Station – and come up with appropriate funding — sooner rather than later. Holyrood has welcomed the Scottish Courts…
Tayside named worst in Scotland for road deaths Shocking figures released by Transport Scotland showed 22 people lost their lives on Tayside roads last year, more than any other region in the country. Despite being among the regions with the lowest number of accidents, the transport agency’s report showed Tayside had the joint highest percentage…
Police warn Glasgow universities not to become victim of organised crime Police Scotland is warning universities and colleges not to fall victim to the risks posed by serious organised crime. It comes amid a period of growth for the higher and further education sectors, with some institutions investing millions of pounds in new building projects…
Two new deputy chief constables appointed to Police Scotland Two new deputy chief constables have been appointed to Police Scotland. Will Kerr and Fiona Taylor will be taking on the roles following a process of assessment, interview and selection conducted by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA). Mr Kerr has been a police officer for more…
Policing inquiry is flogging a dead horse I’m not surprised that the Scottish government has ordered an inquiry into the policing of the 1980s miners’ strike, especially since Westminster refused one. But I’m intrigued. Most of the senior protagonists — politicians, police and miners’ leaders — are long gone; and those remaining may be too…