New Police Act

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The New Police Act, formally known as the Metropolitan Police Act 1829, was the landmark British law that created the first modern, professional police force in London and became a model for policing worldwide.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
police legislation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Peel’s Act ⓘ
appliesTo London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Metropolis ⓘ
associatedWith Peelian principles of policing ⓘ
surface form: Peelian principles
cameIntoForce 1829 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
created Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
surface form: Metropolitan Police

first modern professional police force in London ⓘ
enactedBy British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
field criminal justice ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
public order ⓘ
followedBy Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
surface form: Metropolitan Police Act 1839

later Metropolitan Police Acts ⓘ
governmentInPower Duke of Wellington ministry ⓘ
hasFormalName Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered the foundation of modern policing ⓘ
impact professionalization of policing in Britain ⓘ
served as a template for urban police forces in the 19th century ⓘ
inspiredBy ideas of preventive policing ⓘ
introducedBy Robert Peel ⓘ
jurisdiction British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
keyFigure Robert Peel ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus partially repealed ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
locationOfEffect Greater London ⓘ
surface form: Greater London (excluding the City of London)
modelFor modern policing systems worldwide ⓘ
police forces in other countries ⓘ
subsequent British police legislation ⓘ
monarchAtEnactment George IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George IV
namedAfter Metropolis (London) ⓘ
providedFor appointment of two Justices as Metropolitan Police Commissioners ⓘ
purpose to establish a full-time professional police force for the metropolis ⓘ
to improve the prevention and detection of crime in London ⓘ
to replace or supplement the system of parish constables and watchmen ⓘ
replaced older local watch and ward systems in London ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1829-06-19 ⓘ
shortName Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
surface form: Metropolitan Police Act
sponsor Robert Peel ⓘ
subjectMatter appointment of commissioners of police ⓘ
organization of the Metropolitan Police ⓘ
powers and duties of constables ⓘ
territorialScope Metropolitan Police District ⓘ
yearEnacted 1829 ⓘ

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