Friday, December 5, 2008
Justice St Andrews House EDINBURGH EH1 3DG 08457 741741 (UK local rate)
The police have a duty to uphold and enforce the law and maintain the peace.
The Police (Scotland) Act 1967 provides for the sharing of legal responsibility for policing between Scottish Ministers, police authorities and Chief Constables.
Appointment of Chief Police Officers
Police circulars.
What to do in order to make a complaint against a police officer in Scotland
Domestic Abuse
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland website
The James Smart lectures to the police.
Scottish Policing Performance Framework.
Information on police powers and functions.
Regulation of the Private Security Industry in Scotland
Provides a statutory basis for the authorisation and use by public authorities of covert surveillance.
Scottish Government, commitment to partnership approach to making communities safer
The Scottish Government is committed to recruiting 1000 additional police officers during the lifetime of this Parliament”.
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