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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.
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 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.
These are police forces that cover a police area (a particular region) and have an independent police authority. Current police forces have their grounding in the Police Act 1996 (in England and Wales), a combination of Police (Scotland) Act 1967 and Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (in Scotland) and the Police (Northern Ireland) Act ...
A criminal justice police custody and security officer (CJPCSO), formerly known as a turnkey, is a uniformed non-warranted officer of Police Scotland who upholds current vetted employment with Scottish Police Authority and works in a police station within a police custody suite.
In Scotland, virtually all prosecution of criminal offences is undertaken by the Crown. Private prosecutions are extremely rare. Private prosecutions are extremely rare. The Service's jurisdiction covers all of Scotland, and includes investigation and prosecution of criminal offences, sudden or suspicious deaths, and criminal conduct by the police.
A senior police officer has said “clarity” is needed over proposals that could allow terminally ill 16-year-olds in Scotland to get help to end their life – with concerns raised with MSPs it ...
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 ...