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Police must avoid risk of ‘institutional capture’ accusations, force told

It comes amid an employment tribunal involving a nurse who was suspended following an incident involving a trans doctor in a female changing room.

Evening Standard

Police Scotland chief warns national insurance hike could risk officer numbers

Jo Farrell was speaking at a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Sheku Bayoh family pans Police Scotland as force drops legal fight against Government

POLICE Scotland have been accused of a “humiliating climbdown” after dropping a legal challenge over the Sheku Bayoh inquiry just one day after…

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Police withdraw legal challenge over Sheku Bayoh inquiry extension calls

The father-of-two died after he was restrained by police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015.

Evening Standard

Family of murdered banker ‘disappointed’ at not meeting chief constable

Alistair Wilson was murdered at his home in Nairn in the Highlands on November 28 2004.

Evening Standard

Family of murdered banker meet First Minister two decades after shooting

Veronica Wilson spoke to John Swinney about the unsolved killing of her husband Alistair at their home in Nairn in 2004.

Evening Standard

Son of murdered banker ‘still haunted by nightmares’

Alistair Wilson was shot on his doorstep in 2004.

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Police chief vows ‘resolute determination’ to solve doorstep murder of banker

Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was shot at his home in the Highlands on November 28, 2004.

Evening Standard

Murdered man's family criticise 'callous and insulting' Chief Constable

THE family of a banker who was shot on his doorstep say they are still being “kept in the dark” by Police Scotland as they criticised their…

The National (Scotland)

Men charged with rape have never been recorded as female, police tell MSPs

POLICE Scotland has insisted there are no cases of men who have been charged with rape being recorded as being female by the force.

The National (Scotland)

Police Scotland 'won't get body-worn cameras till 2025', Justice Secretary told

BODY-WORN cameras for police may not be rolled out to officers until March 2025, the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation has said…

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Police Scotland will not 'thwart' independence, Justice Secretary tells SNP activist

JUSTICE Secretary Angela Constance told an SNP presidential candidate that Police Scotland will not "thwart" independence at a…

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Police investigation into SNP finances 'is a farce', MSP claims

THE police investigation into the SNP’s finances is a “farce”, an MSP for the party has claimed ...

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Police probe into Nicola Sturgeon and SNP finances 'still ongoing', top officer says

THE investigation into Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP’s finances remains “ongoing”, Scotland’s most senior police officer has said ...

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First Minister and Police Scotland brief party leaders on far-right threat

JOHN Swinney and Police Scotland have held a briefing with party leaders in Scotland following days of far-right violence in England and Northern…

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Police Scotland chief constable apologises to LGBT+ communities of Scotland

THE chief constable of Police Scotland has apologised to LGBT+ communities in Scotland for "policing’s role in enforcing laws which…

The Guardian - UK

Failing mental health service and courts overwhelm police, says Scottish chief

Police Scotland’s Jo Farrell says other agencies need to ‘step up’ and allow officers to focus on core duties

The Guardian - UK

Independent inquiry into 2005 murder of Emma Caldwell announced

Scottish government says judge-led public inquiry will look at ‘serious failings’ of police investigation, as killer appeals against conviction

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Scotland's police chief paid lower English tax rate before switch

SCOTLAND’S new police chief has been paying lower tax rates by being registered in England, it has emerged...

The Independent UK

Police chief accepts using force car to take her home was ‘error of judgment’

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell used the vehicle when her train home to the north of England was cancelled during Storm Babet.

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Building a better future for women: ACT honours leader

ACT's Australian of the Year recipient is Jo Farrell, who has led the way for more women and girls to engage in the construction industry.

The National (Scotland)

Police Scotland's new chief agrees force is 'institutionally discriminatory'

Police Scotland’s new chief constable has said she agrees with her predecessor that the force is “institutionally discriminatory”.

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First Minister leads tributes to Iain Livingstone as he retires from policing

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has led tributes to Sir Iain Livingstone QPM as he retires as Scotland’s chief constable after 31 years of policing.

Daily Record

Scotland's new top cop must hit ground running as force faces reckoning

New Chief Constable Jo Farrell now has one of the toughest jobs in policing, writes Record View.

Glasgow Live

Police Scotland appoints first female chief constable as Jo Farrell takes up post

Chief Constable Farrell will be taking over the role of Sir Iain Livingstone QPM, who will be retiring in August, which she says is one of the most "exciting" jobs in UK policing

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