Tayside and Fife police forces are sending over 180 officers one in 13 to support security at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
They stressed policing in the Scottish regions will not be compromised while officers are helping to ensure the world’s biggest sporting events run as smoothly as possible.
The number of Scottish officers helping to police the Olympics was agreed before the G4S recruitment scandal erupted.
One of the events that may be affected by the shortfall in private security staff is the Olympic football in Glasgow.
Discussions are in progress about whether extra officers from Strathclyde alone will be drafted in to Hampden Park but the number of these is unlikely to be large.
Figures issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland on Wednesday reveal that Tayside is sending 100 officers and Fife 82. They are among 762 being sent from the whole of Scotland.
ACPOS general secretary, Assistant Chief Constable Cliff Anderson, said: ”The Olympic Games are a showpiece for sport and for the whole of the UK. Scottish police forces, in common with forces throughout the country, will be sending officers to assist at the Olympic Games.
”Planning for this has been under way for some time and has taken into account the policing needs of the Olympics balanced with the absolute need to ensure Scottish policing retains the capacity to deal effectively with any demands placed upon it.”
Tayside Police said they, in common with all other Scottish forces, are playing their part in the Olympic policing operation and are sending officers to London to assist at the games without compromising cover at home. Fife Constabulary echoed the ACPOS and Tayside comments.
Murdo Fraser, Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said: ”The Olympic Games are a hugely significant world event. It is fair that police forces across the country will be contributing to the success and security of the event for the benefit of the athletes who are participating and the public who are spectating.
”I am sure the chief constables of Tayside and Fife would not be making a commitment to assist with the policing if they were concerned that policing in their own areas would suffer.”
There will be 9,500 officers on top of the core policing across London dealing with the games.
Those from other forces are being deployed under the same mutual aid agreement that saw police drafted in to help patrol the capital’s streets at last year’s riots.
The same system swung into action when Tayside Police needed help with security of world leaders at the G8 summit at Gleneagles in 2005.
The majority of the officers being brought in are specialists in firearms and searches as well as mounted officers and dog handlers.