Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most law enforcement duties are carried out by those who hold the office of police constable of a territorial police force.
Metropolitan Police officers.
The British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway network of England, Scotland and Wales
An example of a UK police vehicle, this one a Norfolk Constabulary Vauxhall Astra, featuring standardised blue and yellow battenburg markings used by all UK police forces.
Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officer wearing chemical protective equipment and armed with a HK7 personal defence weapon taking part in training
Police Scotland, officially the Police Service of Scotland, is the national police force of Scotland. It was formed in 2013, through the merging of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist services of the Scottish Police Services Authority, including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency. Although not formally absorbing it, the merger also resulted in the winding up of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.
Scottish Crime Campus, Gartcosh
New administrative headquarters on the River Clyde at Dalmarnock, Glasgow
Police officers wearing uniform in Edinburgh
Monolingual and bilingual (English/Gaelic) vehicle decals, showing a stylised Royal Badge of Scotland (A thistle surmounted by the Crown of Scotland) and Latin motto SEMPER VIGILO (Always Vigilant)
