The Parks Police Service was a small constabulary responsible for policing 87 parks and open spaces in the boroughs of
Kensington and Chelsea and
Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham () is a London borough in West London and which also forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham. The borou ...
. The police force was created through the merger of
Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary
The Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary was a small constabulary responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2013, it merged with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks P ...
and
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police in 2013. In 2019, the respective councils of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kengsinton & Chelsea disaggregated their shared some of their services, including the Parks Police. As such, the Parks Police Service ceased to exist and the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police and the
Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary
The Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary was a small constabulary responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2013, it merged with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks P ...
came back into existence.
Powers
Members of the constabulary were sworn as constables under section 18,
Ministry of Housing and Local Government
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government was a United Kingdom government department formed following the Second World War, covering the areas of housing and local government.
It was formed, as the Ministry of Local Government and Planning, ...
Provision Order Confirmation (Greater London Parks and Open Spaces) Act 1967. Such constables have the powers of a constable to deal with by-laws relating to parks and open spaces under their control.
Staffing
The Parks Police Service was staffed by one
police inspector, five
police sergeant
Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...
s and thirty
constables.
The
Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
worked alongside the Parks Police Service, especially assisting with serious crimes.
Cessation
In July 2019, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police service disaggregated with The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Parks constabulary, for once again both councils having their own sovereign service.
[Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary]
See also
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Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Most law enforcement is carried out by police officers serving in regional pol ...
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Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary
The Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary was a small constabulary responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2013, it merged with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks P ...
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police
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List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories
References
Defunct park police forces of the United Kingdom
2013 establishments in England
Park police forces of London
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