British police service
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The British police service is the network of regional and national law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and upholding the law.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Home Front police | 1 |
| territorial police forces of England and Wales | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement system
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Crown Prosecution Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
courts of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ prison service of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
police community support officers
ⓘ
police officers ⓘ police staff ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Police Act 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
counter-terrorism operations
ⓘ
criminal investigations ⓘ public order offences ⓘ traffic enforcement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
British Transport Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of London Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Nuclear Constabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ College of Policing NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Office for Police Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Defence Police NERFINISHED ⓘ National Crime Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ National Police Chiefs’ Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Service of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ national law enforcement agencies ⓘ police forces of England ⓘ police forces of Northern Ireland ⓘ police forces of Scotland ⓘ police forces of Wales ⓘ special police forces ⓘ territorial police forces ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Home Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ mayors with policing powers ⓘ police and crime commissioners ⓘ |
| purpose |
investigating crime
ⓘ
maintaining public order ⓘ preventing crime ⓘ upholding the law ⓘ |
| usesRankStructure |
assistant chief constable
ⓘ
chief constable ⓘ chief inspector ⓘ chief superintendent ⓘ constable ⓘ deputy chief constable ⓘ inspector ⓘ sergeant ⓘ superintendent ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Police Community Support Officer
this entity surface form:
territorial police forces of England and Wales
this entity surface form:
British Home Front police