United Kingdom agency record

Police Scotland

Territorial forcegb-scotlandFounded 2013

Scotland, United Kingdom

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Police Scotland, formally the Police Service of Scotland, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention in 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. Although not formally absorbing it, the merger also resulted in the winding down of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.

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Single national territorial force for Scotland since 2013. Not covered by data.police.uk street-level data or the Home Office (England and Wales) workforce tables; Scottish Government publishes its statistics separately.

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Policies & practice

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Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales), reference year 2025. Snapshot generated 2026-07-03.