Tayside Police
E1036915
Tayside Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Tayside region of Scotland prior to the creation of the national Police Scotland service.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tayside Police canonical | 3 |
| Perth and Kinross Constabulary | 1 |
| Tayside Police Board | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13274561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tayside Police Context triple: [Police Scotland, replaced, Tayside Police]
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A.
Grampian Police
Grampian Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Grampian region of northeast Scotland, including the city of Aberdeen, prior to the creation of Police Scotland.
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B.
Lothian and Borders Police
Lothian and Borders Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothian and Borders regions of Scotland until national restructuring created Police Scotland.
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C.
Police Scotland
Police Scotland is the national police service of Scotland, responsible for law enforcement and public safety across the entire country.
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D.
Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife
The Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife is one of Scotland’s sheriffdoms, encompassing several sheriff courts across the Tayside, Central, and Fife regions for the administration of civil and criminal justice.
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E.
Moray Council
Moray Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration in the Moray area of northeast Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tayside Police Target entity description: Tayside Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Tayside region of Scotland prior to the creation of the national Police Scotland service.
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A.
Grampian Police
Grampian Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Grampian region of northeast Scotland, including the city of Aberdeen, prior to the creation of Police Scotland.
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B.
Lothian and Borders Police
Lothian and Borders Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothian and Borders regions of Scotland until national restructuring created Police Scotland.
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C.
Police Scotland
Police Scotland is the national police service of Scotland, responsible for law enforcement and public safety across the entire country.
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D.
Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife
The Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife is one of Scotland’s sheriffdoms, encompassing several sheriff courts across the Tayside, Central, and Fife regions for the administration of civil and criminal justice.
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E.
Moray Council
Moray Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration in the Moray area of northeast Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former police force
ⓘ
territorial police force ⓘ |
| badgeCaption | Tayside Police crest and motto ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 2013-04-01 ⓘ |
| emblem | Tayside Police crest ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1975-05-16 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Assistant Chief Constables
ⓘ
Chief Constable ⓘ Deputy Chief Constable ⓘ |
| hadControlRoom | Dundee control room ⓘ |
| hadSpecialUnit |
criminal investigation department
ⓘ
public protection unit ⓘ road policing unit ⓘ
linked to:
Roads Policing Unit
|
| hasDivision |
Angus Division
ⓘ
Dundee Division ⓘ Perth and Kinross Division ⓘ
linked to:
Perth and Kinross council area
|
| headquartersLocation | Dundee ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Angus
ⓘ
Dundee ⓘ Perth and Kinross ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lastChiefConstable | Justine Curran ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | single Police Service of Scotland ⓘ |
| motto |
Semper Vigilo
ⓘ
linked to:
“Semper Vigilant”
|
| operatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Tayside ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| oversightBody |
Tayside Police Board
ⓘ
linked to:
Tayside Police
|
| partOf | Scottish police forces ⓘ |
| partOfReform | creation of Police Scotland in 2013 ⓘ |
| policeAuthorityArea | Tayside Police area ⓘ |
| policingModel | community policing ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Angus Constabulary
ⓘ
Dundee City Police ⓘ Perth and Kinross Constabulary ⓘ
linked to:
Tayside Police
|
| regionServed | eastern Scotland ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Police Scotland ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
crime prevention in Tayside
ⓘ
law enforcement in Tayside ⓘ public order in Tayside ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| usedCommunicationSystem |
Airwave radio system
ⓘ
linked to:
Airwave
|
| usedUniformColour | black and white ⓘ |
| usedVehicleLivery | Battenburg markings ⓘ |
| website | http://www.tayside.police.uk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tayside Police Description of subject: Tayside Police was the former territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Tayside region of Scotland prior to the creation of the national Police Scotland service.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tayside Police
linked to: Tayside Police