Police officers with tasers to patrol Scottish Parliament


The move, which follows last week’s terrorist attack at Westminster, was revealed by parliament chief executive in a note to MSPs and staff at Holyrood.
He said: “Police Scotland has assured us that the move is an operational contingency measure and is not based on any intelligence threat in relation to the parliament or Scotland.
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Hide Ad“Following on from the Westminster attack, Police Scotland will undertake a review of its security arrangements at Holyrood. The results of that review will be reported to the SPCB (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) for its consideration.”