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His Majesty's Inspectorate Of Constabulary In Scotland
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is a public body of the Scottish Government and reports to the Scottish Parliament. It has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the effectiveness and efficiency of the police service in Scotland. HMICS is part of a tripartite distribution of powers for accountability for the Scottish police service. The Scottish Government has powers to make regulations for the governance and administration of the police force and the promotion of efficiency. The Scottish Police Authority is responsible for setting the budget and ensuring that best value is attained for the public purse. The chief constable is responsible for operational policing. The head of the service is HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, held by Craig Naylor since March 2022. The HMICS is based at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh and had £1.2m of funding allocated by the Scottish Government in 2013–14. History HMICS was established by the Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspectorate
An inspectorate or inspectorate-general (or general inspectorate) is a civil or military body charged with inspecting and reporting on some institution or institutions in its field of competence. Inspectorates cover a broad spectrum of organizations which vary in a number of terms, notably whether and to the degree to which they become involved in criminal investigations; the extent to which they achieve independence from the institutions being inspected; as well as the nature of their inspection regimes and reporting processes. Inspectorates are commonplace in government; for example, in the United States, there are some 73 standard form Office of the Inspector Generals charged with examining the actions of a government agency, military organization, or military contractor as a general auditor of their operations and headed by an inspector general. Inspectorates in various jurisdictions oversee civil activities such as mining and the nuclear industry. Many regulatory agencies incor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police, Public Order And Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006
The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It received Royal Assent Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf. In some jurisdictions, royal assent is equivalent to promulgation, while in other ... on 1 April 2007. References Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2006 {{UK-statute-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Sampson (police Officer)
Sir Colin Sampson, (born 26 May 1929) is a retired British police officer who held several senior police posts in the last decades of the 20th century. Sampson was educated at Wakefield Technical College and the University of Leeds. He joined the Dewsbury Borough Police Force in 1949. He spent many years in CID and was the head of the Home Office Detective Training School at Wakefield from 1971 to 1972. He became Assistant Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Constabulary in 1974; Deputy Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police in 1976; and Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in 1983. He was one of Her Majesty's Inspectorsof Constabulary from 1989''Appointments.'' The Times (London, England), Monday, 16 January 1989; pg. 14; Issue 63292 to 1990; and HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is a public body of the Scottish Government and reports to the Scottish Parliament. It has statutory respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Morrison (police Officer)
Alexander Morrison, CVO, QPM, (28 August 1927 - 8 July 2018) was a senior Scottish police officer in the last decades of the 20th century. A native of Lewis, he was Chief Constable of Aberdeen City Police from 1970 to 1975, Grampian Police from 1975 to 1983 then HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 1983''Latest appointments.'' ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...'' (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 03, 1983; pg. 10; Issue 61601 to 1988. Notes Scottish police officers category:Officers in Scottish police forces Chief Inspectors of Constabulary (Scotland) Law enforcement in Scotland Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Scottish recipients of the Queen's Police Medal British Chief Constables 1927 births 2018 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Frizzell
Edward Frizzell, CBE, QPM, OStJ (6 December 1918 – 25 May 1987) was HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 1979 to 1983. After wartime service with the RAF he joined the Paisley Burgh Police rising to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector. Joining the Renfrew and Bute Constabulary as a Chief Superintendent Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces, especially in those organised on the United Kingdom, British model. Rank insignia of chief superintendent File:Sa-police-chief-superintendent.png, South Australia Police File:RCMP Chief Su ... in 1968 he rose to be its Assistant Chief Constable. In 1970 he was appointed Chief Constable of the Stirling and Clackmannan Force; and in 1975 of the newly formed Central Scotland Police Service.‘FRIZZELL, Edward’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 201accessed 24 May 2016/ref> Notes 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gray (police Officer)
David Gray, CBE, QPM (18 November 1914 – 28 December 1999) was HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 1970 to 1979. Gray was educated at Preston Grammar School. He joined the Renfrew and Bute Constabulary and progressed steadily upwards. He was Chief Constable of the Greenock Burgh Police from 1955 to 1958 where he was an early advocaste of Community Policing. He was the Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Chief Constables Association from 1958 to 1969; by Louise A. Jackson, Angela Bartie and Chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boa ... of the Stirling and Clackmannan force from 1958 to 1969.'GRAY, David', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 201a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Meldrum (police Officer)
Andrew Meldrum, CBE, Queen's Police Medal, KPM (22 April 1909 – 10 January 1995) was HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 1966 to 1969. Meldrum was educated at Burntisland Higher Grade School and joined the Stirling and Clackmannan Police, Stirlingshire Constabulary in 1927. He was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Inverness Burgh Police in 1943 and Chief Constable in 1946. He was Chief Constable of the Tayside Police, Angus Constabulary from 1949 to 1955; and then of Fife Constabulary, Fife from 1955 to 1966.'MELDRUM, Andrew', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 201accessed 23 May 2016/ref> Notes Scottish police officers Chief Inspectors of Constabulary (Scotland) Law enforcement in Scotland category:Officers in Scottish police forces 1909 births 1995 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Scottish recipients of the Queen's Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Renfrew
Thomas Renfrew, CBE (18 June 1901 – 17 January 1975) was HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 1957 to 1966. Renfrew was educated at Eastbank Academy and the University of Glasgow. He joined the City of Glasgow Police in 1919; and transferred to Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotlan ... rising to be Chief Constable between 1945 and 1957.‘RENFREW, Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 201accessed 23 May 2016/ref> Notes Scottish police officers category:Officers in Scottish police forces Chief Inspectors of Constabulary (Scotland) Law enforcement in Scotland 1901 births 1975 deaths Commanders of the Order of the Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Anderson Kinnear
Sidney Anderson Kinnear, CBE (1902 – 1985) was the first HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland to come from a police''Mr. Sidney Anderson Kinnear'' The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1945; pg. 6; Issue 50335 rather than a military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ... background. Notes Scottish police officers Chief Inspectors of Constabulary (Scotland) Law enforcement in Scotland category:Officers in Scottish police forces 1902 births 1985 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-law-enforcement-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Maxwell Dudgeon
Robert Maxwell Dudgeon, CBE, DSO, MC, JP (20 February 1881 – 6 November 1962) was a Scottish soldier and policeman. The eldest son of Colonel Robert Francis Dudgeon, CB, he was educated at Uppingham School and Loretto School. Following nomination from the Authorities of Public Schools, he was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders as a second lieutenant on 5 January 1901. He saw active service with the 1st Battalion of his regiment in South Africa, during the Second Boer War. After the war ended in June 1902, Dudgeon and other men of the 1st battalion left Cape Town in the SS ''Dunera'' in late September 1902, arriving at Southampton early the following month. He went on to become Brigadier-General before he retired in 1920. From 1920 to 1930, he was Governor of HM Prison Edinburgh His Majesty's Prison Edinburgh is located in the west of Edinburgh on the main A71 road, A71, in an area now known as Stenhouse, Edinburgh, Stenhouse, and, although never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William David Allan
Lieutenant-Colonel William David Allan OBE (4 November 1879 – 9 January 1961), known as David Allan, was a British soldier and police officer. Allan was born in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. He was educated at Elgin Academy and Blundell's School and commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd (Morayshire) Volunteer Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders on 4 January 1902. He transferred to the Regular Army, in the Black Watch, on 8 February 1902, and served with his regiment in the Second Boer War in South Africa. After the end of hostilities there in June 1902, he left Cape Town with other men of the regiment on the SS ''Orissa'', which arrived at Southampton in late October 1902. He had been promoted lieutenant by 1910. On 20 June 1910, he became adjutant (and promoted temporary captain) of the 10th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Scots (Territorial Force). He was promoted major in 1917. On 1 January 1919, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Allan served as Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur George Ferguson
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur George Ferguson CBE (22 June 1862 – 14 February 1935) was a British Army officer and police officer, who served as His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland. Family Ferguson was the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Arthur Ferguson (1835–1924), the sixth Laird of Pitfour, a large estate in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland. His mother was Nina Maria Hood, who was the eldest daughter of Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport. Buchan (2008): p. 48 Career and early life Ferguson was born in Canada while his father was posted overseas, but the family returned to Britain in 1864 and initially lived in London. He went to Eton College in 1876 and was then commissioned into the Rifle Brigade, Buchan (2008): p. 51 in which he served for 22 years. He saw active service in the Second Boer War. He achieved the rank of Major in February 1901 after which, in October that year, he returned to his father's estate at Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |