Royal Parks Constabulary (historical)

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The Royal Parks Constabulary was a former specialist British police force responsible for policing London’s Royal Parks and certain other Crown properties until its functions were absorbed by the Metropolitan Police.

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instanceOf defunct police force
specialist police force
absorbedBy Metropolitan Police Service
country United Kingdom
disestablishedIn 2001
dissolved 2001
distinctFrom City of London Police
Metropolitan Police Service
Royal Parks Operational Command Unit
employer Royal Parks Constabulary officer
existedUntil 2001
governedBy Home Office (in policing matters)
hadPolicePowersUnder Parks Regulation Act 1872
Police Act 1964
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
jurisdiction Royal Parks in London
certain Crown properties
legalStatus civil police force
location London
linked to: London, England
notableFor specialist policing of London’s Royal Parks
officersHadPowersOf police constables in the Royal Parks
officersSwornAs constables
operatedIn England
parentOrganization Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Royal Parks Agency
policedArea Bushy Park
Green Park
Greenwich Park
Grosvenor Square Gardens
Hampton Court Gardens
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Primrose Hill
Regent's Park
Richmond Park
St James's Park
linked to: St James’s Park

Victoria Tower Gardens
policingTransferredTo Metropolitan Police Service
replacedBy Royal Parks Operational Command Unit of the Metropolitan Police
responsibility law enforcement in the Royal Parks
protection of Crown property in the parks
public order in the Royal Parks
traffic control within the Royal Parks
serviceType territorial policing in parks
status historical organization
successor Metropolitan Police Service
usedRankStructureSimilarTo Metropolitan Police Service

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