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Special Constables are now eligible to receive the King's Police Medal. On 11 March 2022 HM Queen Elizabeth II approved amendments to the Royal Warrant to expressly state that members of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales were eligible for the medal, with members of the Special Constabulary in Scotland already eligible. [66]
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.
A special constable or special police constable (SC or SPC) can refer to an auxiliary or part-time law enforcement officer or a person who is granted certain (special) police powers. In some jurisdictions, police forces are complemented by a special constabulary , whose volunteer members have full police powers and hold the office of constable.
Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; ... Pages in category "Chief Constables of Police Scotland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
This category is for members or former members of the Special Constabularies of the United Kingdom's police forces. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Within Scotland the Lord High Constable was an officer of the royal household since at least c.1114. The officeholder deputised for the King of Scotland on military matters, and held a court – the High Court of Constabulary – in which the office holder was empowered to judge all cases of rioting, disorder, bloodshed and murder if such crimes occurred within four miles of the King, the King ...
The Special Constables Act 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5.c. 11; long title An Act to make perpetual, subject to an amendment, the Special Constables Act, 1914; to provide for the employment of special constables in connection with Naval, Military and Air Force yards and stations ; and to remove certain limitations on the appointment of special constables in Scotland.
The High Court of Constabulary was a court in Scotland presided over by the Lord High Constable of Scotland and other judges known as Constables-depute. The court had exclusive jurisdiction over crimes of rioting, disorder, bloodshed, and murder that took place within 4 miles (6.4 km) of the Monarch of Scotland, Privy Council of Scotland, or the Parliament of Scotland.