Glasgow Orange walk needed more than 900 police officers on patrol

The annual event reportedly saw about 7,500 marchers taking part

Police had to devote more than 900 officers to patrol a single Orange Order parade in Glasgow earlier this year, it has emerged.It is understood the force also had to pay for the cost of policing of the march.The annual Protestant celebration reportedly saw about 7,500 marchers taking part to mark the anniversary of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Policing notified processions is a statutory duty. Each procession is policed proportionately and appropriately.” The staff numbers used to police the march were presented during a quarterly Greater Glasgow report from Chief Superintendent Mark Sutherland at a Safe Glasgow Partnership meeting last week. The update covered the period July to September.

"We further facilitated a Grand Black Chapter procession which required a significant policing deployment due to the number of participants and feeder parades."

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