Tag: Scottish Police Authority
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Sex, suspects and secrecy: Police Scotland’s elastic approach to human rights
Introduction The recent arrest of 30-year-old Eve Shaw, a man previously known as Adam Shaw who identifies as a woman, has reignited the controversy around Police Scotland’s position on...
15th September 2026
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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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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