Chief superintendent Rob Hay warns hate crime is being 'weaponised' and the force is 'woefully under-resourced'.

ASPS President Chief Superintendent Rob Hay will say while officers must play an important role in policing genuine ...

A top cop will warn today the 'weaponising' of the public debate around hate crime is diverting already stretched police ...

Scotland's new hate crime law came into force on April 1, sparking immediate controversy over its potential effects on freedom of speech and expression, especially online. The Hate Crime and ...

Scotland’s new hate crime law could damage public trust in police, senior officers have warned ahead of it coming into force on Monday. Rob Hay, the president of the Association of Scottish ...

Force deciding on how to train officers in enforcing controversial new legislation fails to ask for views of feminists ...

Perhaps freedom of speech in Scotland was still going strong after all. JK Rowling dared police to arrest her after the Hate Crime Act took effect this week If so, it might have come as a surprise ...

While Scotland tries to suppress hate speech that shall not be named, the resistance of brave writers such as J.K. Rowling ...

“This divide is down party lines, with Conservative voters strongly saying they don't want the police to record non-crime ...

Justice secretary Angela Constance has raised concerns over Police Scotland’s controversial policy on recording non-crime hate incidents with policing chiefs and has insisted the force is ...

He will raise his concerns that attempts to “weaponise” hate crime is diverting already stretched police resources from those who actually need them. Mr Hay will also tell the conference Police ...