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market constabularies are three small constabularies responsible for security at
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, New Spitalfields and Smithfield markets run by the
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Powers and duties

Market constables now perform a mixture of security and emergency medical work and are no longer recognised as police officers and are not attested as such. However, their uniforms still say "Markets Police" out of tradition and their 'police-type' role. They are responsible for enforcing market bylaws, rules and regulations. They are not expected to get into serious confrontational roles, with more serious related work being handed over to the
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New Spitalfield Markets Constabulary

The organisation has a number of members: *Head of security (Grade E): 1 *Deputy Head of security (Grade C++): 1 *Sergeants (Grade C): 3 *Constables (Grade B): 12 (has an establishment of 13).


Uniforms

Constables wear modern-day police uniforms and may wear: blue or white shirt and tie, protective stab vest, high visibility jackets and black (sometimes white-topped) peaked caps with the
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See also

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Birmingham Market Police Birmingham Market Police is a defunct police force of the United Kingdom which existed between 1883 and 1976, and was formerly under the control of Birmingham Corporation where it was responsible for policing the markets controlled by the corporat ...
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Liverpool Markets Police Liverpool Markets Police was a police force maintained by Liverpool City Council to police the markets owned by the city. The force existed from at least 1837, was disbanded in 1976, re-formed in 1992 and finally disbanded in 2002. History The ...
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Market (place) A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...
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