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18-461: Haringey Parks Constabulary was a small constabulary that patrolled parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Haringey to enforce by-laws and parks regulations. Members of the constabulary were sworn as constables under section 18, Ministry of Housing and Local Government Provision Order Confirmation (Greater London Parks and Open Spaces) Act 1967. Such constables had the powers of

36-744: A Kew Constable but without being sworn as constables under the legislation applicable to the Metropolitan Police. These constables rarely use their police powers and generally perform a patrol and ranger service . Kew Gardens is situated within the Metropolitan Police District , and as such, the Metropolitan Police Service is the police force with statutory responsibility for providing policing services to Kew Gardens with any substantial, serious or major policing incidents always being referred to

54-565: A constable to deal with by-laws relating to parks and open spaces under their control. The constabulary was abolished in April 2009. This United Kingdom law enforcement agency article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Constabulary A form of police force used in various jurisdictions Constabulary may have several definitions: A civil, non-paramilitary (police) force consisting of police officers called constables. This

72-508: A sworn security manager/chief officer, two section leaders/sergeants, eight constables and four non-sworn operations team members (responsible for CCTV / Control Room / Pass Office). As of 2017 , the force had 20 members of staff. The Kew Constables are attested under section 3 of the Parks Regulation Act 1872. Such constables have "in addition to any powers and immunities specially conferred on him by this Act, shall, within

90-699: Is believed to no longer apply. This includes, for example, Battersea Park and Victoria Park . Nonetheless, during more recent years the Kew Constabulary have theoretically possessed police powers in Parliament Square until it was transferred to the control of the Greater London Authority by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 . Although the Kew Constabulary was a separate organisation from

108-570: Is the usual definition in the United Kingdom , in which all county police forces once bore the title (and some still do). Constables also exist in some U.S. states including Texas and Pennsylvania . In English-speaking Canada, the starting rank of all police officers is Constable. The provincial police service of Newfoundland and Labrador is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . This term reflects

126-1432: The British Army to police captured areas of the two former Boer republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State during the Second Boer War from 1900 to 1908. Further reading [ edit ] Segal, David R., Brian J. Reed, and David E. Rohall. “Constabulary Attitudes of National Guard and Regular Soldiers in the U.S. Army.” Armed Forces & Society , Jul 1998; Vol. 24: pp. 535–548. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/24/4/535 Moskos, Charles C., Jr. “UN Peacekeepers: The Constabulary Ethic and Military Professionalism.” Armed Forces & Society , Jul 1975; Vol. 1: pp. 388–401. External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Media related to Constabulary at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constabulary&oldid=1214881824 " Category : Law enforcement units Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2018 Misplaced Pages articles needing clarification from July 2018 Commons category link from Wikidata Kew Constabulary The constabulary consists of

144-1018: The United States in the several countries over which it had protective status e.g. Philippine Constabulary ; United States Constabulary in West Germany after World War II . These forces also performed military functions by maintaining "mobile forces" of organised units. Current UK police services titled "constabulary" [ edit ] Avon and Somerset Constabulary Belfast International Airport Constabulary Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cheshire Constabulary Civil Nuclear Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary Durham Constabulary Gloucestershire Constabulary Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Hampstead Heath Constabulary Havering Parks Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary Kew Constabulary Lancashire Constabulary Norfolk Constabulary Suffolk Constabulary Current constabularies in

162-614: The MPS. The Kew Constabulary have no power to instigate proceedings for an offence committed within their jurisdiction via the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 . Kew Constabulary do however provide an enhanced policing patrol presence within the parks which the MPS would be unable to provide due to other wider commitments and a good working relationship is maintained between the MPS and the Kew constables. The Kew Constabulary are attested under

180-1072: The Netherlands [ edit ] Royal Marechaussee Dienst Speciale Interventies Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten Historic constabularies [ edit ] Philippines Philippine Constabulary – created in 1901 by the American colonial administration. It was demilitarised and merged with the Integrated National Police in 1991 to form the Philippine National Police . Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary – The United Kingdom's paramilitary police force in Ireland from 1822–1922. Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary – The United Kingdom's police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 – 2001 when it

198-614: The Park Keepers were faced with increased hostility and it was felt necessary to give them the full status of a constable, even though they would not have any increased powers. A working party was formed by the Department of Environment and they visited the Liverpool Parks Police in 1872 to examine their model of policing parks. The amended Parks Regulations 1872 gives Kew Constabulary police powers within all

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216-493: The Parks Regulations 1872, which was amended by the Parks Regulations (Amendment) Act 1974. This amendment included the provision to allow for the appointment of Parks Constables for the parks included within the original legislation. The Parks Regulations 1872 included the provision for appointing Park Keepers, who had the full powers of a police constable of the local police force within the relevant park. However,

234-565: The aftermath of World War II, it acted as an occupation and security force in the U.S. Occupation Zone of West Germany and Austria . Pennsylvania State Constables – an elected office held in all Pennsylvania townships, boroughs, and cities except Philadelphia; unrelated to the Pennsylvania State Police Malaysia North Borneo Constabulary – The paramilitary police force of North Borneo from 1800s to 1963 where it

252-737: The force’s history of having been modelled after the Royal Irish Constabulary . In this case, Constabulary is used in the same sense in which it is used in the UK. A large civil police force organised and trained along military lines, which may contain paramilitary elements. This is the usual definition in places outside Great Britain such as the former Royal Irish Constabulary , the former Royal Ulster Constabulary , Royal Newfoundland Constabulary , Jamaica Constabulary Force . A military or paramilitary type force consisting of soldiers trained for police duties. Mostly established by

270-599: The limits of the park of which he is park constable, have all such powers, privileges, and immunities, and be liable to all such duties and responsibilities, as any police constable has within the police area in which such park is situated". As a result, constables of this very small constabulary have the powers of constables of the Metropolitan Police within the land belonging to the Royal Botanic Gardens in addition to those powers possessed as

288-455: The parks to which the legislation applies. Whilst there is nothing to suggest that Kew Constabulary Police Officers would ever find themselves exercising their police powers in another park, this legislative quirk remains nonetheless. Many parks listed within the legislation have been transferred from the control of the Crown and government departments to local authorities, whereby the legislation

306-402: Was officially incorporated into Royal Malaysia Police shortly after the formation of Malaysia. Sarawak Constabulary – The paramilitary police force of Kingdom of Sarawak from 1800s to 1963 where it was officially incorporated into Royal Malaysia Police shortly after the formation of Malaysia. South Africa South African Constabulary – The paramilitary gendarmerie force raised by

324-503: Was reformed as the Police Service of Northern Ireland . Ulster Special Constabulary – a reserve police force from 1920 until it was disbanded in 1970. Free City of Danzig Free City of Danzig Police – The law enforcement agency of the semi-autonomous Free City of Danzig from 1919 - 1945. United States United States Constabulary – United States Army military gendarmerie force. From 1946 to 1952, in

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