Asylum
Police probe cyber attack on Dungavel detention centre
Hackers have brought down the computer system at Scotland's only immigration detention centre prompting an investigation by Police Scotland.
Police Scotland
Crime and justice, Human rights
Fears over safety of vulnerable people in Dungavel after rise in crime
Human rights campaigners have expressed concern over the safety of vulnerable people held at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre after a sharp rise in crime complaints over the past five years.
Human rights, International
Scotland’s links to Chinese phone firm accused of spying
Scottish universities and police refuse to sever links with Chinese technology giant Huawei, despite fears their devices may be used for spying.
Crime and justice, Privacy and surveillance
Former police officer has complaint upheld against Scottish Police Authority
Former officer Karen Harper requested information that the Scottish Police Authority held about her on file.
Crime and justice
Call for review over Police Scotland strip searches of women
"Alarming" Police Scotland statistics on the use of strip searches on women have prompted calls for a review from experts and politicians.
Crime and justice, Fact check, Politics
Claim police numbers up in Scotland and down in England and Wales is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim by Ian Blackford MP that police numbers are up in Scotland but down in England and Wales.
Crime and justice, Human rights, Privacy and surveillance
Spycops: judge rejects claim for undercover police inquiry in Scotland
An environmental campaigner targeted by police has failed to persuade a judge that an undercover policing inquiry should be extended to cover Scotland.
Human rights, Privacy and surveillance
Scotland’s former police chief sanctioned spycop who duped women into sex
Scotland’s former police chief personally signed off an undercover operation which involved an officer duping a woman into sex.
Human rights, Politics
Information watchdog names bodies probed for ‘failures’
The Scottish Information Commissioner has intervened in ten different public agencies to try and remedy transparency failings over the last year, a report reveals.