Parks Police Service
{{Short description|Defunct Londinian police force}}
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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.[http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/parksandgardens/parkspoliceservice.aspx Parks police service], www.rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2015.[http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Community_and_Living/Crime_Prevention/Parks_Constabulary/15119_Parks_Police_Service.asp Parks Police Service], www.lbhf.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2015. The police force was created through the merger of Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police in 2013.[http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/West_London_Parks_Police_join_forces.asp West London Parks Police join forces] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429075922/http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/West_London_Parks_Police_join_forces.asp |date=2015-04-29 }}, lbhf.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2015. In 2019, the respective councils of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kengsinton & Chelsea disaggregated some of their shared services, including the Parks Police.{{Cite web|last=The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|date=29 March 2019|title=Executive Decision Report|url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/committees/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=y4LeUyIuUdA3KBGHXG9OzEntHSHsipFZLZC%2FTvRzyP45CHkAjxr%2B%2Bw%3D%3D&rUzwRPf%2BZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3D%3D=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2FLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3D%3D&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&kCx1AnS9%2FpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2BAJvYtyA%3D%3D=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&FgPlIEJYlotS%2BYGoBi5olA%3D%3D=NHdURQburHA%3D&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3D|access-date=29 August 2021|website=rbkc.co.uk}} 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 came back into existence.
Powers
Members of the constabulary were sworn as constables under section 18, Ministry of Housing and Local Government 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 sergeants and thirty constables.[https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/parks-police-service], rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
The Metropolitan Police Service 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 were separated into the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police and the Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary.Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary
See also
References
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Category:Defunct park police forces of the United Kingdom
Category:2013 establishments in England
Category:Park police forces of London
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