Metropolitan Police officers.The British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway network of England, Scotland and WalesAn example of a UK police vehicle, this one a Norfolk Constabulary Vauxhall Astra, featuring standardised blue and yellow battenburg markings used by all UK police forces.
High Court enforcement officer (High Court sheriff)
Traffic officer
Immigration officer
National Crime Agency (officer)
National Highways traffic officer
Police community support officer
Police custody and security officer
Prison officer
Tipstaff
Traffic warden
Water bailiff
Wildlife inspector
Concepts
Chief police officer
Police and crime commissioner
Emergency control centre
Home Office
Neighbourhood policing teams
Police area
Police authority
Initial Police Learning and Development Programme
Police cadets
Police Federation of England and Wales
Police Federation for Northern Ireland
Scottish Police Federation
Police Information Point
Police Oath
Police powers in: England and Wales - Scotland
Police Support Volunteer
Scotland Yard
Police 101 number
Policing by consent
Warrant card
Acts
Highway Act 1835
Police Act 1964
Police (Scotland) Act 1967
The Functions of Traffic Wardens Order 1970
Immigration Act 1971
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986
Road Traffic Act 1988
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
Protection of Children Act 1989
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Police Act 1996
Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997
Terrorism Act 2000
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
Police Reform Act 2002
Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
Crime and Courts Act 2013
Licensing Act 2003
Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Statutory instruments
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
Crime
Terrorism
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Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.[nb 1] Most law enforcement duties are carried out by those who hold the office of police constable of a territorial police force.
As of 2021, there were 39 territorial police forces in England, 4 in Wales, a single police force in Scotland, and a single police force in Northern Ireland.[1] These territorial police forces are responsible for most law enforcement and crime reduction in their respective police areas.[nb 2] In terms of national government the territorial police forces of England and Wales are overseen by the Home Office, although are operationally independent from government. The British Transport Police (BTP), the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) provide specialist policing services in England, Scotland and Wales. The National Crime Agency (NCA) is primarily tasked with tackling organised crime and has been compared to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States.[2][3]
Police constables are granted certain powers to enable them to execute their duties. Their primary duties are the protection of life and property, preservation of the peace, and prevention and detection of criminal offences.[4] In the British model of policing, officers exercise their powers to police with the implicit consent of the public. "Policing by consent" is the phrase used to describe this. It expresses that the legitimacy of policing in the eyes of the public is based upon a general consensus of support that follows from transparency about their powers, their integrity in exercising those powers and their accountability for doing so.[5][6]
Most police constables in England, Scotland and Wales do not carry firearms. As of 2022, there were 142,526 police officers in England and Wales, 6,192 of which were firearms authorised.[7]
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^"The National Crime Agency: Does Britain need an FBI?". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^"'Britain's FBI' could take over terror fight from police". The Independent. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^"Code of Conduct for Police Officers" (PDF). North Yorkshire Police Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^"Policing by consent". UK Government Home Office. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^"Surveillance Camera Code of Practice" (PDF). UK Government Home Office. June 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^"Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2021 to March 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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