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The Act was the enabling legislation for what is often considered to be the first modern police force, the "bobbies" or "peelers" (after Peel), which later served as the model for modern urban policing throughout Britain.
UK, derogatory name referencing the modern police uniforms and armed squads of Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini. Blues and Twos UK, from the flashing blue lights and the two-tone siren on a police car. Blueband UK, from the blue cap-band worn by PCSOs. [citation needed] Bluebottle Antique name for the police referring to the old-style ...
The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, announced that the UK Border Agency (UKBA) "...will bring together the work of the Border and Immigration Agency, UK Visas and parts of HM Revenue and Customs at the border, [and] will work closely with the police and other law enforcement agencies to improve border controls and security." [121]
Some forces in the North of England use a one-piece baton, and other officers can choose to use this style of baton, after passing the appropriate training. Batons are offensive weapons; the following are offensive weapon offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1988: [32]
The first signalmen, originally called Railway Policemen (leading to the nickname of 'Bobby'), were employed in the early 19th century and used flags to communicate with each other and train drivers. The railways were already in existence by then and The British Transport police say that,"early railway policemen were probably sworn in as ...
Some early-19th-century references to "railway police" or "policemen" do not concern constables but instead describe the men responsible for the signalling and control of the movement of trains (it is still common colloquial practice within railway staff for their modern equivalents in signal boxes and signalling centres to be called "Bobbies ...
The Police Act 1964 created 49 larger forces in England and Wales, some covering two or more counties or large urban areas. Legal jurisdiction of territorial police officers in England and Wales is expanded to cover England, Wales, and their territorial waters. Jurisdiction was more geographically limited prior to this point. 1966
Caricature of Bow Street Magistrates' Court by Thomas Rowlandson, 1808. Before the passing of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829, law enforcement among the general population in England was carried out by unpaid parish constables who were elected, and later appointed by the local justice of the peace.