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* There is [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/police a dedicated list of all police forces] in the UK listed on WhatDoTheyKnow.com | * There is [http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/police a dedicated list of all police forces] in the UK listed on WhatDoTheyKnow.com | ||
== Police | == Police forces in England and Wales == | ||
[[FOIA Schedule I - Public Authorities|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: | |||
* the {{WDTK|Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|the_met}} | |||
*{{WDTK|Dyfed Powys | * the {{WDTK|Commissioner of Police for the City of London|city_of_london_police}} | ||
*{{WDTK|Gwent | * the chief constable of a police area, namely: | ||
*{{WDTK|North Wales | **{{WDTK|Avon and Somerset|avon_somerset_constabulary}} | ||
*{{WDTK|South Wales | **{{WDTK|Bedfordshire|bedfordshire_police}} | ||
**{{WDTK|Cambridgeshire|cambridgeshire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Cheshire|cheshire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Cleveland|cleveland_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Cumbria|cumbria_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Derbyshire|derbyshire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Devon and Cornwall|devon_and_cornwall_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Dorset|dorset_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Durham Constabulary|durham_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Essex|essex_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Gloucestershire|gloucestershire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Greater Manchester|greater_manchester_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Hampshire|hampshire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Hertfordshire|hertfordshire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Humberside|humberside_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Kent|kent_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Lancashire|lancashire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Leicestershire|leicestershire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Lincolnshire|lincolnshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Merseyside|merseyside_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Norfolk|norfolk_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Northamptonshire|northamptonshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Northumbria|northumbria_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|North Yorkshire|north_yorkshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Nottinghamshire|nottinghamshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|South Yorkshire|south_yorkshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Staffordshire|staffordshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Suffolk|suffolk_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Surrey|surrey_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Sussex|sussex_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Thames Valley|thames_valley_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Warwickshire|warwickshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|West Mercia|west_mercia_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|West Midlands|west_midlands_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|West Yorkshire|west_yorkshire_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Wiltshire|wiltshire_constabulary}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Dyfed Powys|dyfed_powys_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|Gwent|gwent_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|North Wales|north_wales_police}} | |||
**{{WDTK|South Wales|south_wales_police}} | |||
== Police Forces in Scotland == | == Police Forces in Scotland == | ||
Scotland has a single territorial police force, the {{WDTK|Police Service of Scotland|police_scotland}}. | |||
* The following support services are | * The following support services are all covered by FOI apart from ACPOS: | ||
:* Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) | :* {{WDTK|Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS)|acpos}} | ||
:* Forensic Services | :* Forensic Services | ||
:* Information Services – Criminal Justice | :* Information Services – Criminal Justice | ||
:* Information Services – ICT | :* Information Services – ICT | ||
:* {{WDTK|Scottish Police College|spsa}} | |||
:*{{WDTK|Scottish | |||
== Police Forces in Northern Ireland == | == Police Forces in Northern Ireland == | ||
*{{WDTK|Police Service of Northern Ireland|psni}} | *61 - The Chief Constable of the {{WDTK|Police Service of Northern Ireland|psni}} | ||
== Non-geographic Police Forces == | == Non-geographic Police Forces == | ||
*{{WDTK|British Transport Police|btp}} | [[FOIA Schedule I - Public Authorities|FOIA Schedule I]] includes: | ||
*{{WDTK|Civil Nuclear Constabulary|civil_nuclear_constabulary}} | *62 - {{WDTK|The British Transport Police|btp}} | ||
*{{WDTK|Ministry of Defence Police| | *63 - {{WDTK|The Ministry of Defence Police|mdp}} established by section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 | ||
*{{WDTK| | *63B - The chief constable of the {{WDTK|Civil Nuclear Constabulary|civil_nuclear_constabulary}} | ||
However there are other non-geographic police forces: | |||
*{{WDTK|Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency|scottish_crime_and_drug_enforcement_agency}} (SCDEA) | |||
*{{WDTK|Serious Organised Crime Agency}} (SOCA) | |||
*UK National Wildlife Crime Unit | |||
==Armed forces police== | |||
(Not to be confused with Ministry of Defence police.) | |||
*Royal Navy police (see {{WDTK|Royal Navy|navy}}) | |||
*Royal Marines Discipline (see {{WDTK|Royal Marines|marines}}) | |||
*Royal Military Police (see {{WDTK|British Army|army}}) | |||
*Royal Air Force Police (see {{WDTK|Royal Air Force |raf}}) | |||
==Civilian police forces associate with Ministry of Defence== | |||
In addition to the Ministry of Defence police noted above: | |||
*Gibraltar Defence Police<sup>[http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=17967]</sup> | |||
*Northern Ireland Security Guard Service (NISGS) - part of the {{WDTK|Ministry of Defence|mod}}<sup>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2009-03-13c.263042.h]</sup> | |||
*Sovereign Base Areas Police<sup>[http://www.sba.mod.uk/sbap.htm]</sup> | |||
== Ports, Waterways, Tunnels and Airport Police == | |||
===Airport police=== | |||
*{{WDTK|Belfast Airport Constabulary|belfast_international_airport_constabulary}} | |||
===Port police=== | |||
*{{WDTK|Belfast Harbour Police|bhp}} | *{{WDTK|Belfast Harbour Police|bhp}} | ||
*{{WDTK|Port of Bristol Police|port_of_bristol_police}} | *{{WDTK|Port of Bristol Police|port_of_bristol_police}} | ||
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*{{WDTK|Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Harbour Police|tees_and_hartlepool_port_authority_harbour_police}} | *{{WDTK|Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Harbour Police|tees_and_hartlepool_port_authority_harbour_police}} | ||
== | ===Tunnels police=== | ||
*Mersey Tunnels Police (see: {{WDTK|Merseytravel|merseytravel}}) | |||
===Waterways=== | |||
*{{WDTK|British Waterways|british_waterways}} enforcement officers (each of the regional waterway units has an enforcement team) | |||
*{{WDTK|Broads authority|broads_authority}} - river control | |||
==Park police== | |||
*Epping Forest Keepers (see: {{WDTK|City of London Corporation|city_of_london_corporation}}) | |||
*Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Police (see: {{WDTK|Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council|hammersmith_and_fulham_borough_council}}) | |||
*Hampstead Heath Constabulary (see: {{WDTK|City of London Corporation|city_of_london_corporation}}) | |||
*Hillingdon Parks Patrol Service (see: {{WDTK|Hillingdon Borough Council|hillingdon_borough_council}}) | |||
*Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police (see {{WDTK|Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|rbkc}}) | |||
*Wandsworth Parks Police (see: {{WDTK|Wandsworth Borough Council|wandsworth_borough_council}}) | |||
==Market police== | |||
The City of London market constabularies: | |||
*Billingsgate Market Constabulary<sup>[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Business/Markets/Billingsgate+Market/about_billingsgate.htm]</sup> | |||
*New Spitalfields Market Constabulary<sup>[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Business/Markets/New+Spitalfields+Market/]</sup> | |||
*Smithfield Market Constabulary<sup>[http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Business/Markets/smithfield_meat_market.htm]</sup> | |||
== Ceremonial constabularies == | |||
===Cathedral constabulary=== | |||
*Chester Cathedral Constables | |||
*Liverpool Cathedral’s constabulary<sup>[http://www.cathedralconstables.co.uk]</sup> | |||
*{{WDTK|York Minster Police|york_minster_police}} | |||
===Kew Constabulary=== | |||
*Kew Constabulary (see: {{WDTK|Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|royal_botanic_gardens_kew}}) | |||
===University constabulary=== | |||
*{{WDTK|University of Cambridge Constabulary|university_of_cambridge_constabulary}} | *{{WDTK|University of Cambridge Constabulary|university_of_cambridge_constabulary}} | ||
*{{WDTK| | |||
==Bodies with limited police powers== | |||
*{{WDTK|Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs|hmrc}} | |||
*{{WDTK|Historic Scotland|historic_scotland}} (In Holyrood Park, the powers of a Royal Parks constable are now reserved to some staff of Historic Scotland) | |||
*{{WDTK|Independent Police Complaints Commission|ipcc}} | |||
* Railway companies have certain powers of detention. | |||
*{{WDTK|Serious Organised Crime Agency|soca}} | |||
*{{WDTK|UK Border Agency|ukba}} | |||
==Persons with special powers of arrest== | |||
*Church Wardens (Church of England) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/23-24/32/section/3] | |||
==Bodies associated with policing that are not polices forces== | |||
*{{WDTK|The Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (ACPO)|ACPO}} | |||
*{{WDTK|Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary|hmic}} | |||
*{{WDTK|National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit|netcu}} | |||
The above are not normally considered to be police forces in their own right. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Special constable]] | |||
[[category:types of public authority]] | |||
==Resources== | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/60469/response/154846/attach/html/3/Document.pdf.html FOI response from Home Office re non-geographic police forces] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/policy_regarding_non_crown_ie_po#comment-10485 WhatDoTheyKnow.com annotation re tunnel police] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 18 June 2022
Introduction
- Police forces or constabularies are responsible for operational policing matters
- There is a dedicated list of all police forces in the UK listed on WhatDoTheyKnow.com
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:
- the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- the Commissioner of Police for the City of London
- the chief constable of a police area, namely:
- Avon and Somerset
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cleveland
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon and Cornwall
- Dorset
- Durham Constabulary
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Hertfordshire
- Humberside
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Northumbria
- North Yorkshire
- Nottinghamshire
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Thames Valley
- Warwickshire
- West Mercia
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Dyfed Powys
- Gwent
- North Wales
- South Wales
Police Forces in Scotland
Scotland has a single territorial police force, the Police Service of Scotland.
- The following support services are all covered by FOI apart from ACPOS:
- Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS)
- Forensic Services
- Information Services – Criminal Justice
- Information Services – ICT
- Scottish Police College
Police Forces in Northern Ireland
- 61 - The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Non-geographic Police Forces
FOIA Schedule I includes:
- 62 - The British Transport Police
- 63 - The Ministry of Defence Police established by section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987
- 63B - The chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary
However there are other non-geographic police forces:
- Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA)
- Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
- UK National Wildlife Crime Unit
Armed forces police
(Not to be confused with Ministry of Defence police.)
- Royal Navy police (see Royal Navy)
- Royal Marines Discipline (see Royal Marines)
- Royal Military Police (see British Army)
- Royal Air Force Police (see Royal Air Force )
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
- Belfast Harbour Police
- Port of Bristol Police
- Port of Dover Police
- Port of Falmouth Police
- Port of Felixstowe Police
- Port of Larne Police
- Port of Liverpool Police
- Port of Portland Police
- Port of Tilbury Police
- Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Harbour Police
Tunnels police
- Mersey Tunnels Police (see: Merseytravel)
Waterways
- British Waterways enforcement officers (each of the regional waterway units has an enforcement team)
- Broads authority - river control
Park police
- Epping Forest Keepers (see: City of London Corporation)
- Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Police (see: Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council)
- Hampstead Heath Constabulary (see: City of London Corporation)
- Hillingdon Parks Patrol Service (see: Hillingdon Borough Council)
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police (see Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
- Wandsworth Parks Police (see: Wandsworth Borough Council)
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
- Chester Cathedral Constables
- Liverpool Cathedral’s constabulary[7]
- York Minster Police
Kew Constabulary
- Kew Constabulary (see: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
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
- Railway companies have certain powers of detention.
- Serious Organised Crime Agency
- UK Border Agency
Persons with special powers of arrest
- Church Wardens (Church of England) [8]
Bodies associated with policing that are not polices forces
- The Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (ACPO)
- Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
- National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit
The above are not normally considered to be police forces in their own right.
