ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to provide a broad overview of contemporary Scottish policing. The most obvious features of any policing system are the types of structure which shape it and the ways in which it organises itself to carry out its stated functions. As in any public service, structure and organisation are key aspects of policing in Scotland because they relate to issues such as the nature of local and national organisation and the balance between them; the different roles carried out by people who inhabit the service and how these relate to one another; issues of governance, finance and purpose; and matters around quality and effectiveness and public satisfaction. A summary of essential facts and figures about police forces in Scotland is provided in Table 2.1. Scottish police forces: facts and figures
|
Police Force |
Local Authorities |
Police Authority |
Chief Police Officers |
Senior Staff (Directors) |
Police Officers 31.12.09 |
Police Staff 31.03.09 |
Population (approx.) 30.06.08 |
Gross Expenditure 2007–08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Central Scotland Police |
Clackmannanshire Falkirk Stirling Councils |
Joint Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC 1 Assistant CC |
Finance and Resources |
834 |
367 |
290,400 |
£51.2m |
|
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary |
Dumfries and Galloway Council |
Single Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC |
513 |
321 |
148,580 |
£30m |
|
|
Fife Constabulary |
Fife Council |
Single Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC 1 Assistant CC |
1, 071 |
573 |
360,500 |
£64.8m |
|
|
Grampian Police |
Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Moray Councils |
Joint Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC 2 Assistant CCs |
Corporate Services |
1,545 |
872 |
539,630 |
£98.8m |
|
Lothian and Borders Police |
City of Edinburgh East Lothian Midlothian Scottish Borders West Lothian Councils |
Joint Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC 2 Assistant CCs |
Resources |
2,979 |
1,384 |
930,250 |
£191m |
|
Northern Constabulary |
Highland Orkney Shetland Eilean Siar (Western Isles) Councils |
Joint Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC |
Finance and Asset Management Human Resources |
793 |
428 |
287,470 |
£56.3m |
|
Strathclyde Police |
Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire Councils |
Joint Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC 4 Assistant CCs |
Corporate Communications Finance and Resources Human Resources Legal Services |
8,331 |
2,947 |
2,213, 320 |
£504.2m |
|
Tayside Police |
Angus Dundee City, Perth and Kinross Councils |
Joint Police Board |
1 Chief Constable 1 Deputy CC 1 Assistant CC |
Corporate Services Personnel and Development |
1,208 |
602 |
396,960 |
£81.1m |
|
SCOTTISH TOTALS |
32 |
6 Joint Boards 2 Single Boards |
8 Chief Constables 8 Deputy CCs 11 Assistant CCs |
11 Senior Staff |
17,273 |
7,494 |
5, 168, 500 |
£1,077.4m |
