Police Scotland paid out Officers £ 500,000 in compensation Those who were unable to secure due to time Donald TrumpTravel to your UK Golf Clubs.
A major operation was carried out as an US President spent several days in July. Visiting his resorts in South Irshire and AberdeenshireWhere he also hosted the head Cair Coward And Scottish first minister John Swine,
This was followed by a separate journey by the Vice President in August. JD VanceWho was on leave with his family.
During a recent police meeting, Deputy Chief Constable Jane Conters said it is “very busy heat for policing in Scotland” with both trips, as well as regularly provides day-day protection across the country.
He said at a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) meeting in Glasgow on Thursday: “It pressures our resources and our employees, which we know that they are very tired after long summer.”
Deputy Chief Constable Elon Spears revealed that the force spent £ 500,000 in July, which was unable to take leave due to policing demands in exchange for officials.
If in turn is done to cancel time or leave, the authorities can either receive overtime payments or may be three months to stop their time before purchasing back.
He said: “Sadly, the expenditure for us in the month of July was £ 0.5m because the officials were unable to get back the time, which shows me that there is a real demand on service and it is largely through events.
“The trend around the toilet is quite important, so we will continue to see it on monthly basis. This is a growing challenge for us to manage that element of the budget.
“We do not want the authorities to stop when they should be closed, so it regrets that we are in a position to compensate for them through payments like toilets.”
Before Shri Trump’s visit, National President of Police Federation of England and Wales Tiff Lynch said: “Let’s clarify: This is a private trip by the head of the state to play golf.
“And we are pulling 1,500 officers – which is one -third of an average police force size in England and Wales – away from its normal duties to support it. It should stop anyone in its track.”