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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835).
The Peelian principles summarise the ideas that Sir Robert Peel developed to define an ethical police force.The approach expressed in these principles is commonly known as policing by consent in the United Kingdom and other countries such as Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Their purpose was to simplify the criminal law. The term refers to the Home Secretary who sponsored them, Sir Robert Peel. Some writers apply the term Peel's Acts to the series of acts passed between 1826 and 1832. [1] Other writers apply the term Peel's Acts specifically to five of those acts, namely chapters 27 to 31 of the session 7 & 8 Geo ...
The Select Committee reported on 2 April 1824, resolving to consolidate the criminal law under several heads and to bring in Bills to do so. [5] In 1822, Sir Robert Peel entered the cabinet as home secretary and in 1826 introduced a number of reforms to the English criminal law, which became known as Peel's Acts.
Sir Robert Roger Peel (born 29 January 1966) [1] is a British High Court judge. He is National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court, the court which deals with assets on divorce. Peel was born in Singapore and spent a portion of his childhood in Africa, being educated at private schools in England.
Mr. Secretary Peel (1962) 1:477-507; Harrison, Arch. "The English Police 1829-1856: Consensus or Conflict" International Journal of Police Science & Management 2 (1999): 175+ Lyman, J. L (1964). "The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829: An Analysis of Certain Events Influencing the Passage and Character of the Metropolitan Police Act in England".
In 1822, Sir Robert Peel entered the cabinet as home secretary and in 1826 introduced a number of reforms to the English criminal law, which became known as Peel's Acts. This included efforts to modernise, consolidate and repeal provisions from a large number of earlier statutes, including: [7] Benefit of Clergy; Larceny and other Offences of ...
The Select Committee reported on 2 April 1824, resolving to consolidate the criminal law under several heads and to bring in Bills to do so. [5] In 1822, Sir Robert Peel entered the cabinet as home secretary and in 1826 introduced a number of reforms to the English criminal law, which became known as Peel's Acts.