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1700 POLICE QUIT IN GIANT COP OUT
Daily Record
|October 25, 2025
Concerns over force brain drain as officers leave over workload, stress & low pay
MORE than 1700 cops have quit Police Scotland in the last two years, shock new figures reveal.
Details of the huge brain drain show that 1747 officers of all ranks left between July 2023 and July 2025.
Yesterday the Scottish Police Federation - the organisation that represents rank and file officers - said mounting workloads, stress levels, and low pay were forcing cops out the door.
They are also taking advantage of new pension rules which enable them to retire early.
The force has 16,427 officers, 1200 less than when it was formed in 2013 - with cops quitting at a rate of more than 16 every week.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of Daily Record.
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