Police Scotland shows willingness to develop code of practice for use of drone technology
Police have signalled a willingness to devise a code of practice to help build ‘public trust and confidence’ in the use of drone technology, a senior officer has told the Scottish Parliament. Police Scotland has...
Now showing: no blockbusters, no matinees, but a drama with an innovative plot
When jurors enter the solemn surrounds of a courtroom in Scotland today, centuries old sandstone edifices and wood panelling have largely given way to steel and glass, covered up popcorn...
Where tablets are replacing truncheons
Police Scotland’s new cyber strategy is timely. During lockdown, there has been a disturbing uptick in the number of online child abuse crimes, with rates up 34 per cent on the five-year...
Scotland’s sheriff civil courts embrace ‘digital diets’
Scotland’s Sheriff civil courts will be able to conduct hearings, debates, evidential and Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) cases virtually from today. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out...
Scotland’s sheriff civil courts embrace ‘digital diets’
Scotland’s Sheriff civil courts will be able to conduct hearings, debates, evidential and Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) cases virtually from today. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out...
Protecting the public from fraud with smarter investigation management
A fraud specialist sits at his computer, pondering the next move in his current investigation. Advanced analytics tools can provide the insight investigators need to work smarter and catch criminals...
Digital technology part of ‘basket of measures’ recommended to help clear courts backlog
Digital technology should be part of a ‘basket of measures’ to help clear a backlog of cases in Scotland’s courts – which could take up to 10 years to complete...
New Police Scotland ‘national centre of excellence’ seeks to tackle rise in cybercrime
A national centre of excellence is to be established by Police Scotland as part of a new strategy to combat the rising tide of cybercrime. Fifty specially trained officers and...
First remote jury centre in the UK goes live in Edinburgh
The first remote jury centre in the UK will go live on Monday with high court proceedings beamed live onto movie screens in Edinburgh. In a ground-breaking innovation for the...
IT modernisation of Police Scotland hindered by 45% budget shortfall
A forty-five per cent budgetary shortfall is slowing the process of transformation for Police Scotland, politicians have heard. A reduction in capital expenditure of an originally planned £246.8 million –...

