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List of former police forces in the United Kingdom

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Due to various Parliamentary Acts the numbers of police forces in the United Kingdom has varied drastically since the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 set up the first modern police force in London.

There are currently over 50 police forces operating in the United Kingdom. See List of police forces in the United Kingdom for these. The following forces are no longer in existence:

See also: Category:Former police forces of the United Kingdom.

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[edit] Other forces

[edit] Former Scottish forces

Each police burgh had a police force originally, although many merged in the 19th century.

Abolished 1940s
Abolished 1960s
Abolished 1975

[edit] Former England and Wales forces

Cumberland Constabulary and Westmorland Constabulary merged very early.

[edit] Abolished before 1946

[edit] Abolished under the Police Act 1946

Non-county borough forces
County borough forces
County forces

[edit] Abolished under the Police Act 1964

Borough forces
County/combined forces
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[edit] Abolished by the Local Government Act 1972

All police forces in England and Wales were abolished and reconstituted at midnight on March 31, 1974/April 1, 1974. This list shows the ones that existed then and their fate (ignoring minor transfers).

[edit] References

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