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Template:Infobox UK Police Grampian Police is the territorial police force of the north-east area of Scotland, covering the council areas of Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen and Moray (the former Grampian region). The Force area also covers some of the North Sea, giving Grampian Police the responsibility of policing the oil and gas platforms of the North East. The force is headquartered on Queen Street in Aberdeen.

The Police Authority has six representatives from Aberdeen City, six from Aberdeenshire and four from Moray.

Grampian Police was formed on May 16, 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 itself been formed on May 16, 1949, by the merger of Aberdeenshire Constabulary, Banffshire Constabulary, Kincardineshire Constabulary and Moray and Nairn Constabulary.[1]

The force produces a magazine called The Informer for its staff, which comes out every season, and, in 2009, launched a YouTube channel.

Departments & Units

Grampian Police have a number of specialist Departments and Units, with officers joining them and undertaking this as their primary role. [2] Amongst others, these include:

  • Dog Section
  • Underwater Search Unit (Grampian's Underwater Search Unit is the regional USU for Grampian, Northern Constabulary, and Tayside Police, however is staffed entirely by Grampian)
  • Armed Response Vehicle
  • Oil and Energy Liaison Unit
  • CID
  • Wildlife Crime Unit
  • Roads Policing Unit (Formerly the Traffic Department)
  • Driver Training Unit
  • Drug Squad
  • Special Branch
  • Financial Investigation Unit
  • Fraud Squad
  • Family Protection Unit
  • School Liaison
  • Professional Standards and Conduct Unit
  • Human Resources (Recruitment & Training)
  • General Enquiries Department
  • City Centre Unit


Pipe band

The Grampian Police Pipe Band was established in 1907 and often plays 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 the Queen at Balmoral Castle to celebrate its unveiling [3].

Campaigns

Grampian Racist Incident Partnership

Grampian Racist Incident Partnership (GRIP) 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 to increase the awareness of bars and pubs in Aberdeen to protecting customers from racist assaults.[1] In 2010, it launched a campaign in conjunction with GRIP called 'RACISM - Report it Now!' The campaign put up posters and stickers in shops, bars, restaurants and post offices throughout the region urging people to report racist incidents.[2]

GRIP has 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, the Labour member for Aberdeen Central, said the spike only shows that "police are getting much better at recording a racial incident." On the other hand, Robert Brown, the Liberal Democrat member for Glasgow, said the spike was "truly shocking."[3]

Significant events and incidents

Grampian Police have been involved in many high-profile cases throughout Scotland, either as the investigating force, reviewing investigations on behalf of other forces, or providing specialist support in cases.

  • Arlene Fraser murder case (Investigating force)
  • George Murdoch murder (Investigating force)
  • Michael Holding murder (Investigating force)
  • Renee MacRae mystery (Reviewing force)
  • Jolanta Bledaite murder (Specialist support - underwater search)[4]
  • April 2009 North Sea helicopter crash (Investigating Police Force, in parnership with Air Accident Investigation Branch and others)

References

  1. ^ "Force Quarterly Performance Report, Quarter 1 - 2008/2009" (PDF). Grampian Joint Police Board. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  2. ^ "RACISM - Report it Now! poster & sticker campaign". GREC Graphics. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  3. ^ Leask, David (2010-04-28). "Aberdeen 'is worst city for racism'". The Scotsman. p. 15. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
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