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The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 resulted in the merger of local police and fire services on 1 April 2013 to form the Police Service of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Phoilis na h-Alba) and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS, Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Smàlaidh agus Teasairginn na h-Alba).
The Shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), [a] or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland.. The shires were originally established in the Middle Ages for judicial purposes, being territories over which a sheriff had jurisdiction.
Subdivisions of Scotland—unitary authority areas, in use from 1996 to present. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions—in use from 1999 to present. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999 to 2011. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 to present.
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Community Councils are informal organisations that represent smaller subdivisions within each council area. [289] Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service cover the entire country. For healthcare and postal districts, and a number of other governmental and non-governmental organisations such as the churches, there are other long ...
The provinces of Scotland were the primary subdivisions of the early Kingdom of Alba, first recorded in the 10th century and probably developing from earlier Pictish territories. Provinces were led by a mormaer, the leader of the most powerful provincial kin-group, and had military, fiscal and judicial functions. Their high degree of local ...
Scottish Parliamentary regions (2 C, 13 P) W. Wards of Scotland (32 C) ... Subdivisions of Scotland; A. Argyll and Clyde; C. List of community council areas in Scotland;
Each two-tier region had a regional council and of a number of district subdivisions, each with its own district council. The number of districts in each region varied from three to 19. The 1973 act was based closely on proposals in the Wheatley Report, produced by a Royal Commission into Scottish local government in 1969. The new regions and ...