Strathclyde Police
Strathclyde Police is the
police force for the
Scottish council areas of
Argyll and Bute,
City of Glasgow,
East Ayrshire,
East Dunbartonshire,
East Renfrewshire,
Inverclyde,
North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire,
Renfrewshire,
South Ayrshire,
South Lanarkshire and
West Dunbartonshire. The
Police Authority contains members from each of these authorities [
1].
It is the largest of the eight Scottish police forces, and one of the largest in the
United Kingdom. The area it covers is the third largest police area in the
United Kingdom, after the areas covered by the Scottish
Northern Constabulary and the
Police Service of Northern Ireland.
The Forces Senior Management Team are as follows:
Chief Constable: Willie Rae QPM
Deputy Chief Constable: Ricky Gray
Assistant Chief Constable (Community Safety): John Neilson
Assistant Chief Constable (Counter Terrorism): John Corrigan
Assistant Chief Constable (Crime): John LS Malcolm
Assistant Chief Constable (Criminal Justice and Territorial Policing): Kevin Smith
Assistant Chief Constable (Operational Support): Ian Learmonth
Director of Legal Services: Ian McPherson LLB NP
Director of Finance and Resources: Allan Macleod BA (Hons), MBA, CPFA
Director of Information & Communication Technology: Robert Kirkwood
Director of Human Resources: John Evans MBAStrathclyde Police Force was originally defined as covering the area of the former
Strathclyde Regional Council, which was abolished in 1996.
Strathclyde Police was created on
May 16,
1975 from the merger of several police services:
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City of Glasgow Police*
Lanarkshire Constabulary*
Renfrew & Bute Constabulary*
Dunbartonshire Constabulary*
Argyll County Police*
Ayrshire Constabulary* small portion of
Stirling and Clackmannan PoliceThe Force is currently organised into 9 Territorial Divisions (designated A,C,E,G,K,L,N,Q&U Divisions), a Headquarters Division (H) and a Support Services Division (V Division).
The Force is commanded by a Chief Constable, supported by a Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) and 5 Assistant Chief Constables (ACC). The current Chief Constable is
Willie Rae.
The Territorial Divisions are commanded by an officer of Chief Superintendent rank supported by their deputy who holds the rank of Superintendent. These Divisions are further sub dived into a number of Sub Divisions, generally 3, which are commanded by a Sub Divisional Officer (S.D.O.) of Superintendent rank supported by a Deputy Sub Divisional Officer (D.S.D.O.) of Chief Inspector Rank.
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