Northern Constabulary
Northern Constabulary Poileas a' Chinn a Tuath | |
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Shetland Islands, UK | |
Map of Northern Constabulary's jurisdiction | |
Size | 31,186 km² |
Population | approx. 300,000 |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Inverness |
Sworn members | Approx 715 |
Agency executive |
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Divisions or Area Commands | 8 |
Facilities | |
Stations | 71 |
Website | |
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The Northern Constabulary (
History
This police force was formed on 16 May 1975 as a merger of the pre-existing Northern Constabulary, the
The new Northern Constabulary was created at the same time as
The Northern Constabulary area was the same as that covered by the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service.
To help keep decision-making as local as possible, Northern was at the forefront nationally in Devolved Resource Management (DRM) for many years. The
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.[2] This merged the eight regional police forces in Scotland (including Northern Constabulary), together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, into a single service covering the whole of Scotland.[3] Police Scotland has its headquarters at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife.
Divisions and Area Commands
Northern Constabulary was split into three Divisions: North, Central and East. In these three Divisions there were eight Area Commands, each with their own Area Commander.[4] The Area Commands were:
- Caithness Sutherland & East Ross
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Ross & Cromarty
- Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh
- Western Isles
- Inverness
- Badenoch, Strathspey & Nairn
Uniform
Until the early 21st century, the uniform consisted of a white shirt, black tie and a stab-proof vest. Northern Constabulary was the last police force in Scotland using shirts and ties. In 2009, the uniform changed to become similar to that of other police forces of Scotland: black shirt with force logo, stab-proof vest and black trousers.
Chief Constables
Chief constables were: [5]
- 1975–1985 : Donald Burnie Henderson
- 1985–1996 : Hugh MacMillan
- 1996–2001 : William Robertson
- 2001–2011 : Ian Latimer
- 2011–2013 : George Graham
See also
References
- ^ Justice Support to Local Authorities, The Annual Report of the Scottish Executive
- ^ STV News Archived 15 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 30 October 2012
- ^ "Police and fire service merger 'would save £1.7bn'". stv.tv. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Northern Constabulary Divisions Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine northern.police.uk, accessed 31 December 2009
- ^ "Northern Constabulary". Flickr. Retrieved 16 July 2018.