Police Scotland paid out £500,000 in compensation to officers who missed time off due to Trump visit
Trump cost Police Scotland £500,000 in holiday payouts
- Police Scotland paid out 500,000 in compensation to officers who were unable to take time off due to Donald Trump’s visit to his UK golf clubs in July.
- The US president’s visit, alongside a separate trip by JD Vance in August, contributed to a ‘very busy summer’ for Scottish policing, according to Deputy Chief Constable Jane Connors.
- Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs confirmed the £500,000 spend in July alone was to ‘buy back’ time off in lieu from officers, indicating significant demand on the service.
- Officers who cancel or skip time in lieu can receive overtime payments or have three months to claim their time off before the force compensates them.
- Tiff Lynch, national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, previously criticised the deployment of 1,500 officers for what she described as a private visit.