PRESSURE is growing on Scotland's police leaders to agree safeguards for officers who may be deployed to Northern Ireland, given the ongoing unrest in Belfast.
Brian Docherty, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation, said issues were still outstanding over equipment and training of officers who could be dispatched to assist the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) during extreme unrest.
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