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Police encouraged 'not to arrest people' amid 'shortage' of custody cells

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Glasgow Evening Times53 mins ago

Police Scotland faces fresh scrutiny after a union chief claims officers are being encouraged not to arrest people as custody suites close and arrest numbers fall.

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Daily Record🏁 first to report2 hrs ago

Police Scotland 'encouraged not to arrest people' due to lack of cell space at stations

The SPF warned Scotland's national constabulary does not have the "capacity" to arrest the amount of people it used to.

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