Central Scotland Police
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| Area | Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire |
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| Size | 2,643 km² |
| Population | 281,000 |
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| Formed | 1975 (merger) |
| HQ | Stirling |
| Officers | 820 + 100 Special Officers |
| Areas | 3 |
| Stations | 22 |
| Chief Constable | Derek Penman |
| Website | www.centralscotland.police.uk |
Central Scotland Police is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire (the former Central region). The headquarters of the force are at Randolphfield House in Stirling.
The current Chief Constable Derek Penman was appointed in 2011. The force was heavily involved with policing the 31st G8 summit in 2005. Although the summit's venue, Gleneagles Hotel, falls within the responsibility of neighbouring Tayside Police, the temporary ecovillage encampment near Stirling and the southern approaches to the Gleneagles area are within the Central Scotland Police area.
The force was created on 16 May 1975, with the Central Scotland region, as a successor to the Stirling and Clackmannan Police, also taking the south-western portion of the Perth and Kinross Constabulary area.
[edit] Force Area
Three Area Commands; Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire relate to the three Councils within the force area.
Stirling Area Command
Stirling Sub-Area Command: Stirling (Force HQ) and Bannockburn.
Dunblane Sub-Area Command: Aberfoyle, Balfron, Blanefield, Bridge of Allan, Callander, Crianlarich, Drymen, Dunblane (HQ), Killin and Lochearnhead.
Falkirk Area Command
Falkirk Sub-Area Command: Bainsford, Camelon and Falkirk (HQ).
Denny Sub-Area Command: Denny (HQ) and Stenhousemuir.
Grangemouth Sub-Area Command: Bo'ness, Grangemouth (HQ) and Maddiston.
Clackmannanshire Area Command
Alloa (HQ), Tillicoultry and Tullibody.
[edit] Chief Constables
- Edward Frizzell (May 1975-November 1979)
- Ian Oliver (November 1979-November 1990)
- William Wilson (November 1990-August 2000)
- Andrew Cameron (August 2000-September 2008)
- Kevin Smith (October 2008-November 2011)
- Derek Penman (November 2011-present)
