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The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) is the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for investigating complaints by members of the public against Police Scotland; and the Scottish operations of the National Crime Agency, British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Ministry of Defence Police, and HM Revenue and Customs.
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.
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.
The Home Office delegated the responsibility for auditing a police forces compliance with the National Crime Recording Standard to Her Majesty's Chief Inspectorate of Constabulary, later renamed Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire Rescue Service. [25] The first statistics using the new framework were published in July 2014. [24]
On 1 November 2022, Scottish Government Justice Secretary Keith Brown confirmed that Police Scotland had launched an investigation to identify and prosecute those involved in the riot. Brown also faced calls to introduce a nationwide ban on public purchase of fireworks following the events after he condemned the riot.
The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. This legislation merged the eight separate police forces and fire and rescue services in Scotland , plus several central agencies, into single agencies covering the whole of Scotland.
Following further consultation [6] on the detailed operation of the service, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill was published on 17 January 2012. [7] After scrutiny and debate by the Scottish Parliament, the legislation was approved on 27 June 2012. [8] The Bill duly received royal assent as the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
An Act of the Scottish Parliament, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, created a single Police Service of Scotland—known as Police Scotland—with effect from 1 April 2013. [1] This merged the eight former regional police forces in Scotland (including Lothian & Borders Police), together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement ...