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Fears over expanding MoD police role on the Clyde
Armed Ministry of Defence police are planning to increase patrols in civilian areas outwith the Clyde nuclear bases, prompting fears about the “increasing militarisation” of the area.
Police Scotland ordered to improve after probe into covert work
The Office of the Surveillance Commissioners identify 'significant issues' with the way Police Scotland staff treat surveillance material.
Old Firm clashes: how much do they really cost to police?
Ahead of the next Old Firm clash there are renewed calls for football clubs to pay for the true cost of policing their matches.
Revealed: links between covert Scots police units and official review
We show the links between covert policing units in Scotland and a former detective working on the HMICS probe into undercover police work.
Government watchdog under fire for food fraud ‘cover-up’
Food watchdog accused of a “cover-up” after it attempted to discredit revelations about the alleged mislabelling of Scottish beef.
No-one caught for drone drug deliveries to prisons
No-one has been caught for using drones to smuggle contraband drugs, tobacco and mobile phones into Scottish prisons, The Ferret can reveal.
Review of secret police condemned as a “whitewash”
Campaigners claim proposals for a new Scottish spy cops probe like asking the police to 'mark their own homework.'
Revealed: slow progress of Scotland’s air gun licence scheme
Concerns raised over the Scottish Government’s air gun licence scheme after a Ferret investigation found less than a fifth of applications have been processed so far.
Number of police on streets down almost 50 per cent since 2011
In some parts of Scotland traditional "beat bobbies" are non-existent and the situation for local policing is “critical,” according to the Scottish Police Federation.