, ▁the ▁controvers y ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁debate ▁about ▁priv acy ▁and ▁what ▁saf egu ards ▁were ▁needed ▁regarding ▁information ▁gathered ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁the ft ▁of ▁such ▁sensitive ▁material ▁from ▁what ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁such ▁a ▁secure ▁place — a ▁police ▁headquarters — led ▁to ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁compet ence ▁of ▁the ▁L oth ian ▁and ▁B orders ▁force ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁sum mit ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁It ▁trans p ired ▁that ▁the ▁Animal ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁break - in . ▁The ▁chief ▁const able ▁later ▁admitted ▁that ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁Mr ▁McK ay ▁was ▁tact less ▁and ▁apolog ised ▁to ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Scotland ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁Nob ody ▁has ▁been ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁break - in . ▁ ▁The ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁sensitive ▁files ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁senior ▁detect ives ▁reaching ▁an ▁imm unity ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁man ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁gay ▁criminal ▁under world . ▁An ▁internal ▁report ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁on ▁the ▁matter , ▁but ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L aw ▁enfor cement ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : Sc and als ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Edinburgh <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁road ▁transport , ▁an ▁o vers ize ▁load ▁( or ▁over weight ▁load ) ▁is ▁a ▁load ▁that ▁exceed s ▁the ▁standard ▁or ▁ordinary ▁legal ▁size ▁and / or ▁weight