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The police in Scotland have powers under various pieces of legislation to search individuals for prohibited items, weapons, and stolen property. This is commonly known as "stop and search". Prior to 11 May 2017, officers were able to stop and search any person who consented to a search without requiring any grounds to suspect that person of ...
The basic powers of the police derive from the Police Act 1996, which covers attestation , jurisdiction and a number of other matters. Day to day, common law features greatly in relation to use of force (self defence & defence of others) and a number of other areas.
In 2013, the 8 territorial police forces in Scotland were merged into a single Scottish police force, named "The Police Service of Scotland", or colloquially Police Scotland. Merging these forces had been first mooted in 2010, and was supported by the Scottish National Party , Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Conservative Party ahead of the ...
The powers of the police differ between the three legal systems of the United Kingdom. Powers of the police in England and Wales; Powers of the police in Scotland; Powers of the police in Northern Ireland; Police child protection powers in the United Kingdom
Current police forces have their grounding in the Police Act 1996 (in England and Wales), a combination of Police (Scotland) Act 1967 and Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (in Scotland) and the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (in Northern Ireland), which prescribe a number of issues such as appointment of a chief constable ...
Police Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Poileas Alba), officially the Police Service of Scotland (Seirbheis Phoilis na h-Alba), [7] is the national police force of Scotland.It was formed in 2013, through the merging of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist services of the Scottish Police Services Authority, including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
HMICS was established by the Police (Scotland) Act 1857. Until 1 April 2013, HMICS was responsible for inspections of the eight Scottish territorial police forces, the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, the Scottish Criminal Record Office, the Scottish Police College and the Scottish Police Information Strategy.
The Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77) is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament which until 2013 had provided a framework for territorial police forces in Scotland to operate within. The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 , passed by the Scottish Parliament set out arrangements for organisations to replace those set out in the 1967 Act.