As part of this, the Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division, which was the administrative organisation responsible for line infantry regiments from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, was to be expanded to also assume responsibility for the Royal Yorkshire Regiment, which had previously been part of the King's Division.
[1] The division as stood up incorporates a total of thirteen infantry battalions - eight of these are part of the regular army, while the other five form part of the Army Reserve.
In addition, there is a single incremental company, whose primary task is public duties:[2] As part of Future Soldier a new unit, The Rangers, was formed- as part of its formation, it was announced that each of its four battalions would be assigned to one of the divisions of infantry.
[2] The Royal Regiment of Scotland has its own regular army regimental band that falls under the control of the Royal Corps of Army Music.
However, each of the regiments that form the Union Division also maintain a number of Army Reserve bands that are responsible directly to the regimental or battalion headquarters.