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List of defunct law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom

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Due to various Parliamentary Acts the numbers of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom has varied drastically since the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 set up the first modern police force in London.

There are currently over 60 law enforcement agencies operating in the United Kingdom. See List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom for these.

See also: Category:Defunct police forces of the United Kingdom. For former (non-police) law enforcement agencies, see Category:Defunct law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom.

Contents

[edit] England and Wales police forces

[edit] Abolished before 1889

The County Police Act 1840 allowed for borough police forces to voluntarily amalgamate with county constabularies.

[edit] Abolished under the Local Government Act 1888

The Act, which came into force in 1889 passed control of county constabularies to standing joint committees of county councillors and magistrates, and merged smaller borough police forces (where the town had a population of less than 10,000) with the county police.

[edit] Abolished 1890–1942

[edit] Abolished under the Defence (Amalgamation of Police Forces) Regulations 1942

[edit] Abolished under the Police Act 1946

Non-county borough forces
County borough forces
County forces

[edit] Abolished under the Police Act 1964

Borough forces
County/combined forces
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Abolished by the Local Government Act 1972

All territorial police forces in England and Wales (except the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police) were abolished and reconstituted at midnight on March 31, 1974/April 1, 1974. This list shows the ones that existed then and their fate (ignoring minor transfers).

[edit] Irish police forces

[edit] Scottish police forces

Each police burgh had a police force originally, although many merged in the 19th century.

Abolished 1930

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 merged two pairs of county constabularies.

Abolished 1931–1946
Abolished under the Police (Scotland) Act 1946
Abolished 1950s
Abolished 1960s
Abolished 1975

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 created new police forces based on the new regions and island areas from May 16, 1975.

[edit] Railway police forces

From the archives of the British Transport Police:

  • Birmingham & Derby Railway Police (1836)
  • Birmingham & Gloucester Railway Police (1836)
  • Bristol & Exeter Railway Police (1836 – 1876)
  • Bristol Joint Railway Station Police (1865 – 1948)
  • Caledonian Railway Police (1845-1922)
  • Cambrian Railway Police (1867 – 1923)
  • Cardiff Railway Police (1897 - 1921)
  • Cheshire Line Committee Police (1865 - 1948)
  • Dundee & Arbroath Railway Police (1836 - 1923)
  • Eastern Counties Railway Police (1836 - 1862)
  • Eastern Union Railway Police (1847 - 1862)
  • East Lincolnshire Railway Police (1848)
  • Festiniog Railway Police (1884)
  • Furness Railway Police (1844 - 1922)
  • Great Central Railway Police (1897 - 1923)
  • Great Eastern Railway Police (1862 - 1923)
  • Great Northern Railway Police (1848 - 1923)
  • Great Western Railway Police (1835-1947)
  • Hull and Barnsley Railway Police (1885 - 1922, became part of North Eastern Railway Police)
  • Hull & Selby Railway Police (1836/1854 - 1872, became part of North Eastern Railway Police)
  • Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Police (1833 - 1846)
  • Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Police (1844-1879, became part of London & North Western Railway Police)
  • London & Birmingham Railway Police (1833 - 1846)
  • London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Police (1846 - 1923)
  • London & Croydon Railway Police (1835 - 1846)
  • London & Greenwich Railway Police (1833 - 1844)
  • London, Midland & Scottish Railway Police (1923 - 1948)
  • London & North Eastern Railway Police (1923 - 1948)
  • London & North Western Railway Police (1846 - 1923)
  • London & Southampton Railway Police (1838 - 1839)
  • London & South West Railway Police (1839 - 1923)
  • London, Tilbury & Southend Railway Police (1854-1912, became part of Midland Railway Police)
  • London Transport Police (April 1934-1 December 1958, became part of British Transport Commission)
  • London Underground Railways (13 April 1933-?, became part of London Transport Police)
  • Manchester & Leeds Railway Police (1837 - 1847)
  • Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Police (1836 - 1844)
  • Midland Counties Railway Police (1836 - 1844)
  • Newcastle & North Shields Railway Police (1839 - )
  • North British Railway Police (1840 - 1844)
  • Northern & Eastern Counties Railway Police (1840 - 1844)
  • North Eastern Railway Police (1854 - 1923)
  • North Staffordshire Railway Police (1845 - 1923)
  • Pembroke & Tenby Railway Police (1859 - 1897)
  • Stockton & Darlington Railway Police (1846 - 1876)
  • South Devon Railway Police (1846 - 1876)
  • South Eastern Railway Police (1836 - 1898)
  • Southern Railway Police (1923 - 1948)
  • South Eastern & Chatham Railway Police (1898 - 1923)
  • South Wales Railway Police (1845 - 1863)
  • Taff Vale Railway Police (1919 - 1923)
  • York, North Midland Railway Police (1839 - 1854)

[edit] Docks and port police forces

[edit] Canal/river police forces

[edit] Airport police forces

[edit] Other police forces

[edit] National

[edit] Parks

[edit] Merged into MoD Police

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Non-police law enforcement agencies

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.iomguide.com/news/general-news.php?story=102000
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