Safer communities, less crime, supported victims and a thriving workforce. Read about our 2030 vision and three-year plan. Recruitment events Police Scotland support those who wish to become police ...

Information on hate crimes and non-crime hate incidents. What you can do if you, or someone you know, is a victim. Police Scotland has an important role in ensuring Scotland is a safe and welcoming ...

Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set out the way Police Scotland intends its business should be carried out. For Police Scotland, a Policy is a statement of strategic intent. It ...

* The requirement for transparency does not apply in the same way to processing of personal data for law enforcement purposes – defined as the prevention, investigation or prosecution of criminal ...

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides a right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities. FOI requests should not be submitted for access to your ...

In this page you can discover what domestic abuse is, information on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and how you can report it. Information on what to do if someone you know is being affected by ...

This form can be used to get in touch with Police Scotland for issues of a non-serious nature. If your enquiry is urgent or you wish to report an ongoing incident please telephone 101. Phone 999 if ...

In this section you can find the very latest news about our police operations, arrests and appeals for information. Every year we run public campaigns to highlight different ways that people can keep ...

This section features advice on a range of different online topics including romance fraud, sextortion, social media, internet dating, cybercrime, online shopping and keeping safe online.

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In this section you will find information on different types of fraud. You will find advice on how you can try to avoid becoming a victim. Fraud is a crime in where deception is used for personal gain ...

On this page you will find our Standing Operating Procedures A through B. If there are any SOPs without an accompanying Summary, these will be added in due course.