This article is about the Special Constabularies of the United Kingdom and some of its dependencies. For Special Constabularies in other countries, see Special constable. For role-specific police, see Special police.
High Court enforcement officer (High Court sheriff)
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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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Special Constables and regular officers of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary at the 175th anniversary of the Special Constabulary in Taunton, Somerset
The Special Constabulary is the part-time volunteer section of statutory police forces in the United Kingdom and some Crown dependencies. Its officers are known as special constables.
Every United Kingdom territorial police force has a special constabulary except the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which has a Reserve constituted on different grounds. However, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (and the previous Royal Irish Constabulary) did have its own Ulster Special Constabulary from 1920 until 1970, when the Reserve was formed. The British Transport Police (a national "special police force") also has a special constabulary. In the Crown dependencies, the Isle of Man Constabulary and the States of Guernsey Police Service also have special constabularies, but the States of Jersey Police does not. Jersey has Honorary Police.
The strength of the special constabulary as of September 2018 in England and Wales was 11,343, -12.3% on the previous year.[1] The number of special constables in Scotland in 2018 was 610.[2] Special constables are not the same as police community support officers (PCSOs), who are employed by police forces to provide operational support to regular officers. Special constables usually work for a minimum number of hours per month (depending on the force – the national minimum is 16 hours), although many do considerably more. Special constables might receive some expenses and allowances from the police service, including a £1,100 "recognition award" in Scotland and some forces in England, but their work is in the main voluntary and unpaid.
Special constables have identical powers to their regular (full-time) colleagues and work alongside them, but most special constabularies in England and Wales have their own organisational structure and grading system, which varies from force to force. Special constabularies are headed by a chief officer. In Scotland, special constables have no separate administrative structure and grading system.
^"Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2018". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^icebomb.co.uk, Marc - (12 March 2018). "Number of Special Constables in Scotland has more than halved since 2013 - Scottish Conservatives". Scottish Conservatives. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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