Tayside Police
Encyclopedia
Tayside Police is the territorial police force
covering the Scottish
council areas
of Angus
, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross
(the former Tayside
region). The total area covered by the force is 2896 square miles (7,500.6 km²) with a population of 388,000.
The force operates from 27 police stations and has an establishment of 1078 police officers, 151 special constable
s and 594 support staff, as of February 2008. Tayside is Scotland's fourth-largest Police force.
It was formed on 16 May 1975, with the region of Tayside, as an amalgamation of the Perth and Kinross Constabulary, Angus Constabulary and City of Dundee Police.
The force is operationally subdivided into three Divisions, equating to the respective council areas - Western Division serves Perth and Kinross
, Eastern Division serves Angus
and Central Division serves the City of Dundee.
The work of the Force is overseen by the Tayside Police Joint Board, whose 18 members are nominated by the respective councils (7 by Dundee, 6 by Perth & Kinross, 5 by Angus).
Tayside are the first in Scotland, and the UK to pilot new social media software, MyPolice, launched on the 17th January 2011. In a three month pilot, ten local community officers from the Southern Perthshire area are testing the software by replying to community concerns, and using Twitter
to engage with communities.
The Scottish Government confirmed in September 2011 that Tayside Police will merge with the other seven territorial Scottish police forces between 2013 and 2014 to form the Scottish Police Service.
Territorial police force
The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of...
covering the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
council areas
Subdivisions of Scotland
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as "councils"...
of Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
(the former Tayside
Tayside
Tayside Region was a local government region of Scotland from 15 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. It was created by the 1973 Act following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system...
region). The total area covered by the force is 2896 square miles (7,500.6 km²) with a population of 388,000.
The force operates from 27 police stations and has an establishment of 1078 police officers, 151 special constable
Special constable
A Special Constable is a law enforcement officer who is not a regular member of a police force. Some like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police carry the same law enforcement powers as regular members, but are employed in specific roles, such as explosive disposal technicians, court security, campus...
s and 594 support staff, as of February 2008. Tayside is Scotland's fourth-largest Police force.
It was formed on 16 May 1975, with the region of Tayside, as an amalgamation of the Perth and Kinross Constabulary, Angus Constabulary and City of Dundee Police.
The force is operationally subdivided into three Divisions, equating to the respective council areas - Western Division serves Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
, Eastern Division serves Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
and Central Division serves the City of Dundee.
The work of the Force is overseen by the Tayside Police Joint Board, whose 18 members are nominated by the respective councils (7 by Dundee, 6 by Perth & Kinross, 5 by Angus).
Tayside are the first in Scotland, and the UK to pilot new social media software, MyPolice, launched on the 17th January 2011. In a three month pilot, ten local community officers from the Southern Perthshire area are testing the software by replying to community concerns, and using Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
to engage with communities.
The Scottish Government confirmed in September 2011 that Tayside Police will merge with the other seven territorial Scottish police forces between 2013 and 2014 to form the Scottish Police Service.
Executive
- Chief Constable - Justine Curran
- Deputy Chief Constable - Gordon Scobbie
- Assistant Chief Constable (Temp) - Ms A Wilson
- Director of Corporate Services - Douglas Cross OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
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