Police

A flagship SNP manifesto pledge to recruit 1,000 more police officers has been reached early, the Scottish Government revealed today.

Tomorrow, SNP West of Scotland MSP Stuart McMillan will take part in a delegation presenting a petition to Strathclyde Police's Chief Constable voicing concerns over planned cuts for the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band.

Lothian and Borders Chief Constable David Strang has backed the SNP Government’s plans to replace short jail sentences with effective community punishments.

The SNP Scottish Government is to invest £20 million in police pensions after the UK Treasury refused to meet its obligations.

The number of police officers in Scotland has passed 17,000 for the first time as the SNP Scottish Government continues to put more police on Scotland's streets.

The SNP is set to exceed its flagship manifesto pledge to put 1,000 more police officers on Scotland's streets, according to a police force study.

Police numbers in Scotland have reached record levels under the SNP with an increase of 441 since 2007.

SNP MSP Nigel Don, a member of the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee, has welcomed the injection of £32 million by the SNP Government to meet the extra cost of revised pension arrangements for police officers and fire fighters.