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==Bodies associated with policing that are not polices forces==
==Bodies associated with policing that are not polices forces==

Revision as of 13:09, 8 April 2012

Introduction

Police forces in England and Wales

FOIA Schedule 1 lists:

59 - A chief officer of police of a police force in England or Wales.

Section 101 of the Police Act 1996 defines "chief officer of police" to mean one of:

Police Forces in Scotland

  • The following support services are all covered by FOI apart from ACPOS & SCDEA:

Police Forces in Northern Ireland

Non-geographic Police Forces

FOIA Schedule I includes:

However there are other non-geographic police forces:


Armed forces police

(Not to be confused with Ministry of Defence police.)

Civilian police forces associate with Ministry of Defence

In addition to the Ministry of Defence police noted above:

  • Gibraltar Defence Police[1]
  • Northern Ireland Security Guard Service (NISGS) - part of the Ministry of Defence[2]
  • Sovereign Base Areas Police[3]

Ports, Waterways, Tunnels and Airport Police

Airport police

Port police

Tunnels police

Waterways

Park police

Market police

The City of London market constabularies:

  • Billingsgate Market Constabulary[4]
  • New Spitalfields Market Constabulary[5]
  • Smithfield Market Constabulary[6]

Ceremonial constabularies

Cathedral constabulary

Kew Constabulary


University constabulary

Bodies with limited police powers

  • Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
  • Historic Scotland (In Holyrood Park, the powers of a Royal Parks constable are now reserved to some staff of Historic Scotland)
  • Independent Police Complaints Commission
  • Serious Organised Crime Agency
  • UK Border Agency

Bodies associated with policing that are not polices forces

&not normally considered a police force in its own right.

See also

Resources