Police Scotland officers could be forced to shave off their beards due to a new policy expected to be implemented in a matter of weeks. Officers will be required to be clean-shaven in order to wear protective masks, although some exceptions will be made.
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) said it has now been "inundated with complaints" over the new policy. Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme on Friday, SPF general secretary David Kennedy said the plan has caused "considerable angst" among officers.
Police Scotland said the policy is being brought in to "protect those on the frontline", as wearing the FFP3 mask properly requires the face to be clean-shaven. But Mr Kennedy says he has "never seen so many complaints come in" during his time as a full-time official.
