WOMEN'S rights campaigners have voiced concern after only three out of the top 25 posts within Scotland's new single police force were awarded to females.
Engender, the equal rights charity, said it was alarmed at the apparent gender imbalance, with women only accounting for 12% of the key posts.
But Police Scotland says appointments were made on the basis of "experience in policing and skills and not on the basis of gender".
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