Police Scotland must improve training "as a matter of urgency"

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Police Scotland must improve training "as a matter of urgency"

Senior officers in Scotland's police service are not trained properly and lack emotional intelligence, according to its watchdog.

Date - 16th September 2020
By - Chris Smith

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A damning report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland found years of cutbacks in training had left senior officers ill-equipped to carry out their roles. It listed a catalogue of failures including a lack of consistent leadership since...

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