Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police

Jump to search
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police
Agency overview
Formed2019 (re-formed)
Preceding agency
  • Parks Police Service (2013-2019)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionEngland, UK
Legal jurisdictionparks within Kensington and Chelsea
Governing bodyRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Constituting instrument
  • Section 18, Ministry of Housing and Local Government Provisional Order Confirmation (Greater London Parks and Open Spaces) Act 1967
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersParks Police Service, The Stable Yard, Holland Park
Constables11
Facilities
Stations1
Website
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/parks-police-service

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police is a body of constables responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In 2013, it was merged with the Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary to form the Parks Police Service. Then, in July 2019 The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police moved away from The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary, once again becoming a single service[1].

Organisation and Duties

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police is part of the Community Safety Department and provides a uniformed body of constables across parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to detect and deter crime. The Parks Police consists of two Sergeants and nine Constables[2].

Powers

Members of the constabulary are sworn in as constables under article 18 of the Greater London Parks and Open Spaces Order 1967,[3] meaning they have powers of a constable to deal with bye-laws relating to parks and open spaces under their control. They are not police officers, but are constables providing a police service and as such do have the powers of arrest, power to seize illicit drugs, carry weapons (such as batons) etc.

In 2008, the constabulary made 30 arrests, mainly for possession of drugs, minor thefts and antisocial behaviour.[4]

RBKC Parks Police Nissan X-Trail, (this vehicle was in service with RBKC Parks Police before the 2013 merger)

Uniform and Equipment

The Constables wear a typical British police uniform, which includes[5][6]:

  • white shirt
  • black tie (male) or crevat (female)
  • dark blue or black trousers
  • black peaked cap with black and white chequered capband with RBKC Parks Police capbagde (male)
  • black bowler cap with black and white chequered capband with RBKC Parks Police capbagde (female)
  • black or dark blue trousers
  • black stab vest with RBKC Parks Police logo and wording
  • high-visibility jackets

Park Police constables are warranted constables and therefore carry batons[7], as well as handcuffs, radios and other police equipment.

Parks Police use vehicles to patrol, as well as carrying out usual foot patrols.

Relationship with other police

Generally in London, parks police/constabularies will pass on all serious crime to the local territorial force, which in this case is the Metropolitan Police to investigate. The RBKC Parks Police between 2013 and 2019 was merged with the Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary.

See also

References

External links


This page was last updated at 2020-07-31 16:44 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari