A employment tribunal at Reading, Berkshire heard how HS2 security guard Saleem Tayab was sacked after abandoning his post to perform Friday prayers. It was found that he was unfairly dismissed.
The COP26 summit will be held in Glasgow this November. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty
Mr Higgins said that Police Scotland will be setting up a multi-agency coordinating centre in Govan to oversee the “one in a lifetime” event.
The facility will be staffed by police as well as other emergency services, the military, and representatives from the UK and Scottish governments.
He explained that the police’s role would be to coordinate the operation, if not necessarily take charge of it. But he stressed that if there was a “very high tipping point” during the course of the summit, such as a terrorist attack, he would assume operational command over all agencies, including the private security firm.