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

Recent Police Scotland Stop and Search data can found in the Stop and Search dashboard.

Police Scotland support those who wish to become police officers, special constables or police staff by hosting various online and in-person recruitment events throughout the year. Our 2030 vision ...

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 ...

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* 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 ...

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. In this ...

Police Scotland is committed to working in partnership to deliver the aims of the Prevent Strategy. This area of service delivery is very much a joint enterprise, with other public sector bodies and ...

What should I do when re-fuelling at a petrol station? Always remove keys from the ignition. Lock your car if you need to walk to the petrol station shop to pay. Car thieves are on the lookout for ...

Our 2024-27 plan outlines more than 130 milestones Police Scotland aims to achieve by March 2027. Our vision and values set the guiding principles and ambitions for policing and our business plan ...

Police Scotland has many obligations in regard to allowing access to information. The pages in this section provide further details on how you can make requests under the following pieces of ...