PSoS

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PSoS is the commonly used abbreviation for Police Scotland, the national police service of Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
police force
public body
abbreviationOf Police Service of Scotland
linked to: Police Scotland
alsoKnownAs Police Scotland
country Scotland
dateFormed 2013-04-01
emblemType police badge
formedByMergerOf Central Scotland Police
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
Fife Constabulary
Grampian Police
Lothian and Borders Police
Northern Constabulary
Strathclyde Police
fullName Police Service of Scotland
linked to: Police Scotland
fundedBy Scottish Government
hasChiefConstable Chief Constable of Police Scotland
hasWebsite https://www.scotland.police.uk/
headquartersCountry Scotland
headquartersLocation Tulliallan Castle
headquartersTown Kincardine
jurisdiction Scotland
legalBasis Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012
ministerialResponsibilityHeldBy Cabinet Secretary for Justice
motto Keeping people safe
overseenBy Scottish Police Authority
partOf Scottish public sector
policingModel single national police service for Scotland
predecessor Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
primaryLanguage English
replaced regional Scottish police forces
reportsTo Scottish Government
responsibility investigating crime in Scotland
maintaining law and order in Scotland
maintaining public safety in Scotland
preventing crime in Scotland
protecting life and property in Scotland
scope national
serviceArea entire territory of Scotland
typeOfPolice territorial police force
usesLanguage Scottish Gaelic

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