More than 800 officers quit Police Scotland after less than a decade

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ACC calling for change to under 18s strip search policy - ACC Chris Todd intends to 'go further' than the current policy by recommending that strip searches are not carried out on a young person 'unless there is an appropriate adult present'.

'Significant problems' with PACE reviews of detention says HMIC - HMICFRS said the rising custody throughput in GMP which is creating extra demand is down to the force's 'strategic priority to tackle crime and increase arrests'.

Stop and search proposal in Public Order Bill heavily defeated - Peers also back restrictions on the use of protest banning orders, and stripped out completely a provision that would have allowed the sanction to be imposed against people who had not been convicted of any offence.

Garda officers to start using BWV under new legislation - The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 also looks to strengthen the force's use of CCTV and ANPR.

More than 800 officers quit Police Scotland after less than a decade

The attrition rate for those serving under 10 years has been described as "alarming" by the Federation.

More than 800 officers have quit Police Scotland after less than a decade

Date - 1st November 2022
By - Cash Boyle

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More than 800 officers have quit Police Scotland after less than a decade on the force, with over 400 of those leaving in under three years. These attrition figures, revealed by an FOI submitted by the Scottish Lib Dems, have been described as...

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