2 - Organisation of the Police Force

Question 1

How many Head Office Police Forces are there in England Wales?

Answer 1

42

Question 2

What are Head Office police forces usually linked to?

Answer 2

Usually linked to

County Boundaries

Question 3

Other forces…

Answer 3

British Transport Police

Royal Parks Police

MOD Police

Policing of Nuclear Establishments

Ports, Waterways and Tunnel

Royal Botanic Gardens Constabulary

METs. MPS METPOL, Merseyside, West Mids, West Yorkshire, GMP. (METPOL has some National responsibilities)

Question 4

How many police officers are there nationally?

Answer 4

140,000

Question 5

What is the make up of each force?

Answer 5

Beat

Local Policing Units

Basic Command Units

HQ

Question 6

Organisational Hierarchy

and powers of these roles…

Answer 6

Constable

Sergeant

Inspector

Chief Inspector

Superintendent

Chief Superintendent

Assistant Chief Constable

Deputy Chief Constable

Chief Constable

Rank Structure; Being a Constable (attested) gives you powers stop search/arrest/ search premises / remove children / stop the traffic

Some ranks have legal powers others do not.

Therefore the correct use / training of power use & defensible decision making is essential or power will be removed by society