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The Northern Constabulary is the police force for NorthernScotland, covering the council areas of Highland, Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles, and so covering a major part of the Highlands and Islands area. It is the police force covering the largest geographical area in the United Kingdom, and has about 700 officers. [1] Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... Northern is an administrative division of Scotland used for police & fire services. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na GÃ idhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar), also traditionally known as the Outer Isles, comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. ... The Highlands and Islands area is sometimes defined as that to which the Crofters Act of 1886 applied. ...
The police force was formed in 1975 and merged a pre-existing Northern Constabulary, the Ross and Sutherland Constabulary and the Inverness Constabulary, along with areas previously covered by other forces. The previous Northern Constabulary had been created in 1969 by the merger of the Caithness, Orkney and Shetland forces. [2] 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county and former administrative county within the Highland area of Scotland. ...
The NorthernConstabulary is the police force for NorthernScotland, covering the council areas of Highland, Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Western Isles), the Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles, which comprise most of the Highlands and Islands area.
The police force was formed on May 16, 1975 and merged a pre-existing NorthernConstabulary, the Ross and Sutherland Constabulary and the Inverness Burgh and Inverness County Constabularies, along with the northernmost portion of the Argyll County Police area, and the Nairn part of the Scottish North East Counties Constabulary.
The new NorthernConstabulary was created at the same time as local government reorganisation created the Highland regional council and the islands councils of the Western Isles, the Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles.
The loyalty of the constabulary during the rising was rewarded by Queen Victoria granting the force the prefix 'royal' and the right to use the insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick.
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) presided over a marked decline in crime in the country with the rural unrest of the early nineteenth century (characterised by secret organizations and crimes such as unlawful armed assembly) being replaced by relative misdemeanors such as public drunkenness and minor property crimes.
In January 1922 it was agreed to disband the RIC, replacing it with the Garda Síochána in the Free State and the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland.
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