Police Scotland is to be reprimanded by the leader of Edinburgh Council after blocking a footpath with an advertising board.
Edinburgh Council’s leader said such a thing “can’t be happening” and confirmed that she would raise the matter with the police.
Cllr Alex Staniforth raised the issue during Thursday’s council meeting.
He said: “Last week I sent an image of a police A-board advertising their special operations placed right in the middle of a walkway by Princes Street Gardens.
“Does the council leader think it’s appropriate for the police to be flouting at least the spirit of council rules like this, and is this what they’re spending their TVL money on?”
A significant sum from Edinburgh’s recently-passed transient visitor levy (TVL) is to be spent on hiring additional policing resources for the city centre.
Cllr Meagher replied: “Thank you Councillor Staniforth, of course I don’t support the obstruction of a pathway.
“I shall make it my business to tell the police off and I’m sure that will get me somewhere.
“No, you’re absolutely right, seriously, you can’t have that happening. So yes, I agree with you.”
By Joseph Sullivan Local Democracy Reporter
