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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.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Scotland. Police. Police Scotland; British Transport Police; Ministry of Defence Police; Civil Nuclear Constabulary; Bodies with police powers. National Crime Agency; Bodies with limited executive powers. Border Force; Immigration Enforcement; His Majesty's Revenue and Customs; Driver and Vehicle ...
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 move was approved at the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) Board last week, and compulsory redundancies were ruled out.
[a] The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, codified this amalgamation and brought about the new Police Service of Scotland (to be known as "Police Scotland"). The new force was established on 1 April 2013.
Concerns have been raised about the funding of Police Scotland’s role in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow due to “unknowns”. Questions arose during a meeting of the Scottish Police ...
On railway land (and also other areas upon request by another police force, and in certain other circumstances) in England, Wales, and Scotland: Special police force Cambridgeshire Constabulary: County of Cambridgeshire and unitary authority of Peterborough: 1,671 [1] £156.2 [2] 3,389: 1965 East of England: England and Wales: Territorial ...
The police watchdog called for a law change to ensure a legal minimum level of vetting. Not all Police Scotland officers have vetting record, review finds Skip to main content