The chief superintendents will cover 14 areas across the country and were appointed after consultations with every local authority.

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The PSAEW said it would bring test cases against all five forces on behalf of 22 superintendents and chief superintendents.

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Chief Superintendent David O'Connor from the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents also echoed this concern and asked whether the members of the board should be full time posts.

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The Superintendents' Association, which represents senior officers below the rank of chief constable, argues that officers could patrol alone, rather than in pairs, and detectives could work in uniform, rather than in plain clothes.

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This is the sort of thing that would have been frowned upon by chief constables over the past decade, but Kevin Morris, president of the Police Superintendents' Association, believes that sort of thinking is now out of date.

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The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) has called for an urgent meeting with the newly appointed chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.

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