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Police Scotland
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Sepa paid private PR and social media firms £170,000 after cyber attack
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency paid private PR and social media firms £170,000 following a cyber attack in 2020, despite having its own communications department.
Trans victims of crime will still self-ID in Scotland following Home Office rule change
Transgender victims of crime will still be recorded by Police Scotland according to how they identify their gender, in contrast to new rules for English police
Police probe fraudulent Covid grants claimed from tourist board
VisitScotland has made a report to Police Scotland after identifying possible instances of fraud relating to COVID grants.
SPA rejects calls for independent COP26 policing inquiry
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has rejected calls for an independent inquiry into policing over the course of COP26.
Zero Police Scotland staff investigated for domestic abuse removed from roles since 2018
Sixty-seven police staff have been subject to domestic violence complaints between January 2018 to September 2021.
Cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence ‘even more vulnerable’
The cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence “even more vulnerable” and potentially “trap” them with their abuser, campaigners have warned.
Police Scotland ‘lied’ about its policing of two protests during COP26, according to new report
Police Scotland “lied” to the Scottish Police Authority to “cover up their failures” when questioned on its policing of two protests during COP26, alleges a report by police monitoring network Netpol and campaign group Article 11.
Firm which sacked workers at Xmas given COP26 contract
The UK Government has awarded a £14 million COP26 contract to a company which sacked dozens of workers just weeks before Christmas 2020.
Trafficked: concerns over criminalisation of young Vietnamese found in cannabis factories
Human rights organisations claim young trafficking survivors in Scotland – including Vietnamese children found in cannabis factories – are being criminalised instead of protected.
