The force's last Chief Constable was David Strang who replaced Paddy Tomkins on 29 March 2007.

[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.

The Lothian and Borders Police area stretched from Blackridge in the west to Newcastleton in the south.

It was predominantly made up of the Roads Policing Units (traffic) which were based at the headquarters of each division.

They also provided specialist Firearms and Public Order (Riot Police) support to all divisions.

Training of probationary constables was carried out jointly by the Scottish Police College based at Tulliallan Castle, "on the job" in the force area.

Officers transferring from other Scottish forces were not required to attend the college, unlike those transferring from the rest of the United Kingdom, who were required to attend a conversion course to allow for adjustment to Scots law.