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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jane Clinton

Former Police Scotland officer hopes ‘torturous’ tribunal win will help women

Rhona Malone, former armed response officer
Rhona Malone, former armed response officer, was awarded £947,909.07. Photograph: Rhona Malone/PA

A former armed response officer awarded nearly £1m by Police Scotland over victimisation said the past few years had been “torturous” and no amount of compensation could make up for the pain experienced.

Rhona Malone began her action against the force after a senior police officer said he did not want to see two female armed officers deployed together when there were sufficient male staff on duty.

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