Lothian and Borders Police

Lothian and Borders Police
Motto	Semper Vigilo
Agency overview
Formed	1975
Dissolved	1 April 2013
Superseding agency	Police Scotland
Annual budget	£207.3m (2007/2008)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Map of Lothian and Borders Police's jurisdiction
Size	6,453 km²
Population	920,164 (2007)
Operational structure
Headquarters	Fettes, Edinburgh
Sworn members	2,905 (2008)
Agency executive	David Strang, Chief Constable
Divisions	4
Facilities
Stations	51
Website
www.lbp.police.uk

Lothian and Borders Police was the territorial police force for the Scottish council areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian between 1975 and 2013. The force's headquarters were in Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh.

Lothian and Borders Police was formed on 16 May 1975 by an amalgamation of Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk Constabulary, Edinburgh City Police and The Lothians and Peebles Constabulary.

The force had 2,905 officers and 1,384 support staff as of March 2008. The force's last Chief Constable was David Strang who replaced Paddy Tomkins on 29 March 2007.

An Act of the Scottish Parliament, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, created a single Police Service of Scotland—known as Police Scotland—with effect from 1 April 2013.^[1] This merged the eight former regional police forces in Scotland (including Lothian & Borders Police), together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, into a single service covering the whole of Scotland.^[2] Police Scotland has its headquarters at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife.