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Police Scotland is the second largest police force in the United Kingdom with the greatest geographical coverage. It has an operating model where their 17,234 (full time equivalent) police officer resources (as of 31 December 2020) are split over three tiers. At the core there is a local tier of 13 policing divisions grouped into …
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In terms of transport geography, accessibility is defined as: "the measure of the capacity of a location to be reached from, or to be reached by, different locations." This definition implies that distances between locations vary and therefore some locations are less accessible than others. A common less accessible location is one that is furthest from …
Properties in Care (PiCs) form a portfolio of historic sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on behalf of Scottish Ministers. They represent over 5,000 years of Scotland’s history and are: "a precious national asset and we (HES) look to protect them for current and future generations" PiCs and their associated collections are accessible to the …
Listed buildings are: "buildings of ‘special’ architectural or historic interest enrich Scotland’s landscape and help chart our history." Listings are carried out by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and is a process that: "identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of ‘special architectural or historic interest’, as set out by law in the Planning Listed Buildings and …
Scheduled Monuments are Scotland’s nationally important historic monuments and sites. They are: "spread across the country and span around 8,000 years of human settlement." Scheduling is carried out by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), with its aim being: "to preserve our most significant sites and monuments as far as possible in the form in which they have been …
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