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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 ...
P. Derek Penman; Police (Scotland) Act 1956; Police (Scotland) Act 1967; Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012; Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001
After a further consultation on the detailed operation of the police service, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill was published on 17 January 2012. [5] After scrutiny and debate by the Scottish Parliament, the legislation was approved on 27 June 2012. [6] It received royal assent in August.
The Police (Scotland) Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The whole Act, except section 37, was repealed by section 52(1) of, and Part I of the Schedule 5 to, the Police (Scotland) Act 1967. Section 37 was repealed by Part II of Schedule 5 to the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.
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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 Police (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 72) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was one of the Police (Scotland) Acts 1857 to 1890. [2] The legislation made the establishment of a police force mandatory in the counties of Scotland, and also allowed existing burgh police forces to be consolidated with a county force.