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)
Ministry of Defence Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The MDP's primary responsibilities are to provide armed security and counter terrorism services to designated high-risk areas, as well as uniformed policing and limited investigative services to Ministry of Defence property, personnel, and installations throughout the United Kingdom. The MDP are not military police. Service personnel often refer to the MDP by the nickname "MOD plod".
Officers in polo shirts and body armour. Weapons carried are C8 carbines.
MDP RIB at Clyde
MDP officer on range—with MP7 in CBRN Suit
MDP explosives detection dog searching vehicles
