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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Police Scotland requests extra officers from across UK to support upcoming Donald Trump visit
Police Scotland has told Sky News it has requested extra officers from across the UK to support the upcoming visit by US President Donald Trump. has confirmed the trip to his golf resorts in Scotland and will meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish First Minister John Swinney for informal talks. The visit is expected to last several days and will likely include stays at both his Turnberry and Aberdeenshire courses. A source previously told Sky News up to 5,000 officers could be required to police the visit with officers being asked to work 12-hour shifts. The security operation is being likened to that seen following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth in 2022. The White House is yet to publicly confirm any details of the planned timing of the trip comes as the Trump family prepare to open a new course for golfers in Aberdeenshire. Trump officials declined to comment. Read more: The president's private visit to will come ahead of his . Assistant Chief Constable Emma Bond said: "A policing plan will be in place to maintain public safety, balance rights to peaceful protest and minimise disruption. "The visit will require a significant police operation using local, national and specialist resources from across Police Scotland, supported by colleagues from other UK police forces as part of mutual aid arrangements."
The Independent
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Police Scotland to seek Government help with ‘considerable' costs of Trump visit
The cost of policing a potential visit by US President Donald Trump will be 'considerable', a senior Police Scotland officer has said as the force looks to secure extra funding. It emerged on Wednesday that the force was in the early stages of planning for a visit at the end of this month, though a final date is yet to be confirmed. The visit, which would likely see the president visit one or both of his golf clubs in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire, will require substantial policing resources and likely units to be called in from elsewhere in the UK. Speaking to the PA news agency on Thursday, Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs said Police Scotland will be discussing costs with the Scottish and UK Governments. 'You wouldn't be surprised that the cost of policing such an event would be considerable, and we will work with Government around the provision of costs,' he said. But Police Scotland staffing levels will not drop elsewhere in the country during any visit, the senior officer said. He added: 'We will seek support for the financial costs associated with such an event and I'd be confident that those costs will be met.' Asked if the funding would come from the Scottish Government, Mr Speirs said: 'That'll be a conversation we would have with Scottish Government, linking into UK Government, in the coming days and it would be part of our planning for the event.' The last time Mr Trump came to Scotland – in between his two terms as US president – he was met with substantial protests. Mr Speirs said he was confident Police Scotland would be able to deal with any protests, urging those who would want to demonstrate to 'do it in a fair and reasonable way and within the realms of the law'. 'We're in the early stages (of planning) and we're unclear just as to what that will be for this event,' he said.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Police Scotland to seek Government help with ‘considerable' costs of Trump visit
The cost of policing a potential visit by US President Donald Trump will be 'considerable', a senior Police Scotland officer has said as the force looks to secure extra funding. It emerged on Wednesday that the force was in the early stages of planning for a visit at the end of this month, though a final date is yet to be confirmed. The visit, which would likely see the president visit one or both of his golf clubs in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire, will require substantial policing resources and likely units to be called in from elsewhere in the UK. Speaking to the PA news agency on Thursday, Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs said Police Scotland will be discussing costs with the Scottish and UK Governments. 'You wouldn't be surprised that the cost of policing such an event would be considerable, and we will work with Government around the provision of costs,' he said. But Police Scotland staffing levels will not drop elsewhere in the country during any visit, the senior officer said. He added: 'We will seek support for the financial costs associated with such an event and I'd be confident that those costs will be met.' Asked if the funding would come from the Scottish Government, Mr Speirs said: 'That'll be a conversation we would have with Scottish Government, linking into UK Government, in the coming days and it would be part of our planning for the event.' The last time Mr Trump came to Scotland – in between his two terms as US president – he was met with substantial protests. Mr Speirs said he was confident Police Scotland would be able to deal with any protests, urging those who would want to demonstrate to 'do it in a fair and reasonable way and within the realms of the law'. 'We're in the early stages (of planning) and we're unclear just as to what that will be for this event,' he said.
