Ross and Sutherland Constabulary
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The Police
Forces of Ross and Cromarty
(Ross-shire
and Cromartyshire
) and Sutherland
merged on 16 May 1963 to form the Ross & Sutherland Constabulary. Appointed Chief Constable
of the new Force was Kenneth Ross, BL, a native of Sutherland
but who had served in the Renfrew & Bute Constabulary until his appointment as Chief Constable of Sutherland in 1962.
Mr Ross remained Chief Constable of the force for its entire existence, until it merged with the other Police forces of the Scottish Highlands & islands on 16 May 1975 to form the present Northern Constabulary
. On amalgamation, Mr Ross became an Assistant Chief Constable
of the new Force with particular responsibility for Mountain Rescue
matters.
The Force wore the Scottish Constabulary crest (Semper Vigilo) Capbadge throughout its existence, and the force was identified by the chromed metal insignia R&S on rails worn on the epaulettes of Constables and Sergeants above the officer's collar number.
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
Forces of Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use...
(Ross-shire
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
and Cromartyshire
Cromartyshire
Cromartyshire was a county in the Highlands of Scotland, consisting of a main portion between Sutherland and Ross-shire and a series of exclaves within Ross-shire. Ross-shire and Cromartyshire were combined as the single county of Ross and Cromarty by the Local Government Act 1889, and this...
) and Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
merged on 16 May 1963 to form the Ross & Sutherland Constabulary. Appointed Chief Constable
Chief Constable
Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
of the new Force was Kenneth Ross, BL, a native of Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
but who had served in the Renfrew & Bute Constabulary until his appointment as Chief Constable of Sutherland in 1962.
Mr Ross remained Chief Constable of the force for its entire existence, until it merged with the other Police forces of the Scottish Highlands & islands on 16 May 1975 to form the present Northern Constabulary
Northern Constabulary
The Northern Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for Northern Scotland, covering the Highland council area along with the Western Isles, the Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles, which comprise most of the Highlands and Islands area...
. On amalgamation, Mr Ross became an Assistant Chief Constable
Assistant Chief Constable
Assistant chief constable is the third highest rank in all British territorial police forces , as well as the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police and...
of the new Force with particular responsibility for Mountain Rescue
Mountain rescue
Mountain rescue refers to search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments. The difficult and remote nature of the terrain in which mountain rescue often occurs has resulted...
matters.
The Force wore the Scottish Constabulary crest (Semper Vigilo) Capbadge throughout its existence, and the force was identified by the chromed metal insignia R&S on rails worn on the epaulettes of Constables and Sergeants above the officer's collar number.