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POLICE Scotland has announced it is postponing an intake of 200 probationary officers in January amid funding pressures.
The Scottish Police Federation , the organisation representing rank-and-file officers, described the news as “shocking” and warned the country is “facing a public safety crisis”. “As I outlined during the Scottish Police Authority board meeting in September, we have been closely assessing the officer recruitment profile for 2023-24 and I have now taken the decision to reprofile the planned intakes over the rest of the year by postponing the January course.
Police support staff recruitment has been paused, except for some business-critical areas such as contact centres and custody suites, and the force is reviewing senior officer command structures and support services. “We expect a larger than normal number to retire in the last quarter of this year because of changes to the pension scheme, so we are likely to see hundreds of officers less than we have now.
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