Police Scotland says that it is closely monitoring the violent protests which have occurred in parts of the UK over recent days.
And the force wants to reassure communities that there is no intelligence indicating similar incidents are likely in Scotland.
Officers will continue to liaise with a range of partners to maintain this level of reassurance.
Assistant Chief Constable Catriona Paton, Policing Together said: “We understand that these recent events may cause concern, that is why we have focused our efforts on increasing policing visibility and engagement across the country as our primary commitment remains the safety and wellbeing of all our communities and our officers and in building trust and confidence.
“We continue to closely monitor the events in England. Police Scotland is dedicated to upholding human rights and will not tolerate violence or discrimination against any group.
“ We wish to thank the Scottish people for their support and while we believe there is no cause for alarm, we encourage anyone with concerns or information to report them to us.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
