Police Scotland
Rank Common abbreviation Salary
Chief Constable CC £214,404
Deputy Chief Constable DCC £174,741
Assistant Chief Constable ACC £118,485
Chief Superintendent C/Supt £86,433-£91,179
Superintendent Supt £69,735-£82,368
Chief Inspector C/Insp £57,972-£60,354
Inspector Insp £52,374-£56,808
Sergeant Sgt £40,878-£45,942
Constable PC £26,037-£42,234
Organisation -- Ranks
See also : Police ranks of the United Kingdom Police Scotland uses the same rank structure and insignia as other police forces in the United Kingdom . The ranks of Constable , Sergeant and Inspector can be prefixed with the term `` Police '' , which leads to the abbreviations of `` PC '' , and , more rarely , `` PS '' and `` PI '' . Normally , however , the `` Police '' is omitted as it is unnecessary , except for the abbreviations – especially PC . Detective officers of the ranks Constable to Chief Superintendent have their ranks prefixed with the term `` Detective '' , e.g . Detective Constable ( abbreviated `` DC '' ) and Detective Superintendent ( abbreviated Det Supt ) .
Police Scotland (; ) - legally named the Police Service of Scotland - is the national police force of Scotland. It was formed in 2013 with the merger of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist services of the Scottish Police Services Authority, including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency. Although not formally absorbing it, the merger also resulted in the winding up of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland. Police Scotland is the second-largest police force in the United Kingdom (after the Metropolitan Police Service) in terms of officer numbers, and by far the largest territorial police force in terms of its geographic area of responsibility. The Chief Constable is answerable to the Scottish Police Authority, and the force is inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. Scotland is also policed by the Ministry of Defence Police, British Transport Police and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary within their respective jurisdictions. Both the Metropolitan Police and National Crime Agency also have some jurisdiction in Scotland. In regards to the Metropolitan Police this is due to their national responsibilities in regards to the protection of the Royal Family and other protected persons, such as the Prime Minister.