Tag: Police Scotland
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Statement on the closure of our petition on recording sex accurately in cases of rape
Statement On Wednesday 10 December the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee closed our petition, which called for Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Scottish Court Service to accurately...
12th December 2025
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Briefing note: Scottish Parliament public petition on recording sex accurately in cases of rape or attempted rape
Introduction On 2 June 2021 we lodged a petition with the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee, ‘calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require Police Scotland, the Crown...
5th November 2025
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Asleep at the wheel: how the Scottish Police Authority responded to the Deep Dive report on sexism and misogyny in policing
Introduction In this blog we look at how the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) responded to a damning ‘Deep Dive’ report on sexism and misogyny in Police Scotland, produced by...
24th October 2025
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A regressive step for Scottish policing: Police Scotland Interim transgender search guidance
Image: Progress flag at Police Scotland headquarters (posted on X 6 June 2024) 1. Introduction On 25 June 2025 Police Scotland published Interim guidance on Searching of transgender persons...
21st July 2025
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Police Scotland and the Sullivan Review: getting data collection back on track
Introduction The recent publication of the Sullivan Independent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, to which we provided support, has thrown a spotlight on data...
9th May 2025
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Transcript of Sky News interview with Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland
On 25 September 2024, Sky News broadcast an interview with Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland, regarding the force’s policy on recording the sex of rapists. A complete...
28th September 2024
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Is Police Scotland recording policy an ‘operational matter’?
Introduction In June 2021 we lodged a petition with the Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, calling on the Scottish Parliament ‘to urge the Scottish Government to require...
13th September 2024
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A perfect storm? Police cuts and hate crime
It was recently reported that in response to severe financial pressure Police Scotland is looking to cut 600 officers and 200 staff in the year ahead. The force is...
30th October 2023
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‘Evangelise your allyship’: police impartiality and the Police Scotland LGBT Allies Toolkit
Introduction On 1 June 2023 Police Scotland posted the following tweet: We submitted a Freedom of Information request for a copy of the Police Scotland LGBT Allies Toolkit, pictured...
20th October 2023
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Recorded police warnings: the need for transparency and accountability
On 23 July 2023 at a public rally organised by the grassroots feminist group Women Won’t Wheesht, a transactivist punched a 54-year old woman, Julie Marshall. The assault resulted...
10th September 2023