<Li> 2006: Major provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 come into effect including the overhaul of powers of arrest, institution of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and extension of powers available to PCSOs; these (other than SOCA) applying in England and Wales . The majority of the Act applies only to England and Wales with only a few sections applying to Scotland or Northern Ireland . In Scotland, the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 comes into force . </Li> <Li> 2013: Amalgamation of 8 Scottish territorial police forces into one, Police Scotland . </Li>

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