News

31 March 2008
THREE DIE ON COUNTRY ROADS DURING WEEKEND

TWO MEN AND A WOMAN died on country roads during the weekend while four others sustained serious injuries in collisions in Dumfries, East Ayrshire and Stirlingshire. ..MORE INFO »

27 March 2008
LESS TRAFFIC ON COUNTRY ROADS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE SAFER

SCOTLAND’S COUNTRY ROADS may be quiet compared with urban roads but that does not mean that they are safer, stresses one of Scotland’s top road police chiefs. ..MORE INFO »

6 - 7 March 2008
THE ACPOS DRUGS CONFERENCE 2008

A great many issues will be considered around our theme of ensuring the effective delivery of the ACPOS Drugs Strategy. ..MORE INFO »

28 February 2008
SCOTTISH POLICE RECOGNISE NEED FOR SERVICE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF AN AGEING POPULATION

BY 2024, it is projected that 44 per cent of Scotland’s adult population will be aged 50 or over with 11 percent aged 75 or over. ..MORE INFO »

28 February 2008
POLICE CHIEFS EXPRESS SHOCK AT MOBILE PHONE USE

MORE than 300 motorists were caught using mobile phones while driving during the latest crackdown on the illegal and dangerous practice by Scotland’s police forces. ..MORE INFO »

27 February 2008
HANG UP YOUR HAND-HELD; HOLD OFF USING HANDS-FREE

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, tough new penalties came into being for motorists using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. ..MORE INFO »

6 February 2008
HUNDREDS FACE FINES FOR FORGETTING ROAD SAFETY LAWS

Over 400 motorists and passengers throughout Scotland failed to 'belt up' during the speeding and seatbelt 'day of action' conducted by the country's eight police forces under the auspices of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS). ..MORE INFO »

5 February 2008
POLICE CRACK DOWN ON SEATBELTS AND SPEEDING

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS after the wearing of seatbelts was made mandatory in the United Kingdom, Scottish Police Chiefs are warning drivers and passengers: remember to "belt up" every time you get into a vehicle or you could regret it. ..MORE INFO »

7 January 2008
CONCERN OVER DRINK DRIVE FIGURES DESPITE FALL

SCOTLAND’S Police chiefs remain deeply concerned at levels of drink driving across the country despite a marginal fall on last year’s figures.
Figures for the four-week festive drink-drug driving campaign show that a total of 839 drivers were arrested for numerous drink-drug driving offences across the eight force areas. ..MORE INFO »