New Chief Constable Jo Farrell now has one of the toughest jobs in policing, writes Record View
Scotland has its first female Chief Constable – and there is no doubt that Jo Farrell now has one of the toughest jobs in UK policing.
Farrell later faced a similar row when Labour leader Keir Starmer was probed for drinking beer at a Labour party gathering during lockdown on her patch. Both of these cases needed a cool hand at the tiller and she will need all of that expertise to steer Police Scotland through the current SNP probe.
It will be her greatest achievement if she moulds Police Scotland into a force fit for the 21st century.Safety comes first Teachers must be given the confidence to report classroom violence whenever they see it. But some are being discouraged by education chiefs from flagging concerns in case it makes their school look bad.
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