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Police Scotland Faces Discrimination Ruling Over Male Officers

9/1/2025

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Story summary
  • Police Scotland discriminated against two male officers, awarding PC Jones £24,800.59 and PC Tunnock £23,824.56 in compensation.
  • Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie removed the officers from the Firearms Unit, citing sexism concerns.
  • A tribunal ruled the officers' actions were not sexist and identified unlawful sex discrimination based on stereotypes.