The Scottish North Eastern Counties Constabulary , was one of the two Police Forces which in 1975, were merged to create Grampian Police .
18-414: The Scottish North Eastern Counties Constabulary was formed on 16 May 1949 when the existing forces of Aberdeenshire Constabulary , Banffshire Constabulary , Kincardineshire Constabulary and Moray & Nairn Constabulary amalgamated. However, earlier amalgamations of the smaller Burgh forces had already taken place as follows. Aberdeenshire Constabulary was formed in 1840 and in 1866 amalgamated with
36-657: A special police force is present. Grampian Police had a number of specialist departments and units, with officers joining them and undertaking this as their primary role. Amongst others, these included: The Grampian Police Pipe Band , established in 1907, often played at events and competitions throughout Scotland. The group rehearses on a weekly basis in Aberdeen and comprises both police staff and civilians. The band launched its own design of tartan in 2007 and performed for Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle to celebrate its unveiling. Grampian Racist Incident Partnership (GRIP)
54-505: A campaign in conjunction with GRIP called 'RACISM – Report it Now!' The campaign involved putting up posters and stickers in shops, bars, restaurants, and post offices throughout the region urging people to report racist incidents. GRIP had mixed results in its first two years. While the number of racist assaults against Pakistanis has been declining, there was a dramatic spike in 2009 in the number of assaults against people classified as " Other White " and " White British ". Lewis Macdonald ,
72-626: A newly constructed building on Queen Street in Aberdeen. An Act of the Scottish Parliament , the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 , created a single Police Service of Scotland - known as Police Scotland - with effect from 1 April 2013. This merged the eight regional police forces in Scotland (including Grampian Police), together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency , into
90-568: A single Police Service of Scotland – to be known as Police Scotland – with effect from 1 April 2013. This merged the eight regional police forces in Scotland, together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, into a single service covering the whole of Scotland. Police Scotland has its headquarters at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife. The SCDEA was headed by
108-513: A single service covering the whole of Scotland. Police Scotland has its headquarters at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife . The former Aberdeen headquarters has remained in use, however, in October 2020 Police Scotland announced that the building would be vacated the following year. Staff will move to other offices in Aberdeen and the area is set to be redeveloped. The public counter for
126-480: Is a coalition of race equality groups led by Grampian Police officers. It was formed in May 2008 in response to a series of highly publicised racist assaults against Pakistani migrants and English travellers in Aberdeen. In 2008 Grampian Police took part in the first GRIP campaign, designed to increase awareness in the bars and pubs of Aberdeen with an eye towards to protecting patrons from racist assaults. In 2010 it launched
144-651: The Labour member for Aberdeen Central, said the spike shows that "police are getting much better at recording a racial incident." Robert Brown , the Liberal Democrat member for Glasgow, said the spike was "truly shocking." Grampian Police were involved in many high-profile cases throughout Scotland, either as the investigating force, reviewing investigations on behalf of other forces, or providing specialist support. Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency ( SCDEA )
162-575: The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency , funded through the Scottish Police Services Authority . Despite its title, it was formally not a police agency but a police force, whose officers are constables having the same powers as their territorial counterparts. It worked alongside other Scottish police forces and was answerable to the Scottish Government through the Scottish Police Services Authority . The Director of
180-548: The Elgin Burgh force (formed in 1850). Moray & Nairn Constabulary was formed in 1930 with the amalgamation of Elginshire Constabulary and Nairnshire Constabulary (formed in 1850). On 16 May 1975, SNECC was merged with Aberdeen City Police to form Grampian Police , with the exception of the Nairn area which was transferred to Northern Constabulary . Grampian Police and Northern Constabulary were themselves merged, along with
198-628: The Fraserburgh Burgh force which had been formed in 1859. In 1886, Banffshire Constabulary (formed in 1840) amalgamated with the Banff Burgh force (formed in 1859) and in 1870 it also amalgamated with Macduff Burgh (also formed in 1859). Elginshire Constabulary (formed in 1840) amalgamated in 1886/87 with the Forres Burgh and Nairn Burgh forces (both formed in 1859). It was renamed Morayshire Constabulary in 1890 and in 1893 it amalgamated with
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#1732854549208216-566: The North Sea, giving Grampian Police the responsibility of policing the oil and gas platforms of the North East. The force was headquartered in Aberdeen . The Police Authority had six representatives from Aberdeen City, six from Aberdeenshire, and four from Moray. The force produced a quarterly magazine called The Informer for its staff, and, in 2009, launched a YouTube channel. Grampian Police
234-657: The agency was responsible to Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Parliament for financial and administrative matters. Some functions were shared with the Home Office Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), but SOCA required permission from the SCDEA or the Lord Advocate to conduct certain operations. An Act of the Scottish Parliament , the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 , created
252-603: The offshore industry. The railway stations and lines in the area are the responsibility of the British Transport Police , and a number of Ministry of Defence installations in the region are policed by the Ministry of Defence Police . However, as with all territorial police forces, the chief officer of Grampian Police is ultimately responsible in statute for all law and order in Grampian police area, irrespective as to whether
270-480: The other Scottish territorial police forces, into Police Scotland in 2013. Elginshire Constabulary Grampian Police was, between 1975 and 2013 (replaced by Police Scotland ), the territorial police force of the northeast region of Scotland, covering, from 1996, the council areas of Aberdeenshire , the Aberdeen City , and Moray (the former Grampian region). The Force area also covered some of
288-466: The police will move to Marischal College . Grampian Police covered the local authority areas of Aberdeen City , Aberdeenshire and Moray . In addition to this, Grampian have a lead role in incidents on offshore installations in Scottish areas of the North Sea, irrespective of which police area the installation is situated. This arrangement exists due to Grampian's extensive experience in dealing with
306-459: Was a special police force of Scotland responsible for disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime groups. The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency ( SDEA ) was established on 1 April 2001, becoming the SCDEA in 2006 and was incorporated into Police Scotland on 1 April 2013. The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 put the SDEA on a statutory footing and renamed it as
324-468: Was formed on 16 May 1975, when Grampian Region was created, a merger of the previously formed Scottish North Eastern Counties Constabulary and the Aberdeen City Police . The North Eastern force had been formed on 16 May 1949, by the merger of Aberdeenshire Constabulary , Banffshire Constabulary , Kincardineshire Constabulary , and Moray and Nairn Constabulary . The headquarters were situated in
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