Public backs Police Scotland's COVID-19 response

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Potential sites for terrorist attack too large for policing alone, MPs told - Metropolitan Police's Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, AC Neil Basu, said that private industries needed to "step-up" to deal with the threat of attack in public places.

Gender could become characteristic protected by hate crime laws - Misogyny could become an offence under reformed laws on hate crime, the Law Commission has said.

Public backs Police Scotland's COVID-19 response

Satisfaction with Scotland's police force has increased during the COVID-19 crisis. Official research found 63% of people said they have confidence in their officers.

Date - 25th August 2020
By - Chris Smith

Work to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown has boosted confidence in Police Scotland, according to a survey by the Scottish Police Authority. Despite tough restrictions a series of high-profile protests that were marked with violence and an attack on a...

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