when were the first police patrols started in the uk?

Question

WHAT YEAR WERE THE FIRST POLICE PATROLS STARTED IN THE UK

Answer 1

When did they get stopped would be a more fitting question..... bring back the peelers.

Answer 2

2009

Answer 3

The service was established on September 29, 1829, by the then Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel, giving rise to the nicknames of "Peelers" or "Bobbies" for members of the force. The Metropolitan Police was the third official non-paramilitary police force in the world (after the City of Glasgow Police and the Paris Police).


Red Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Protection Group (DPG) carUntil the middle of the 18th Century, no police force operated in London. General law and order was maintained by magistrates, volunteer constables, watchmen and, where necessary, the armed forces. If a victim of crime wished to pursue an offender they could employ a "thief taker" who earned a living from such payments and, in the case of notorious offenders, the rewards offered by the courts. The novelist Henry Fielding, was appointed a magistrate in Westminster in 1748. His house at No. 4 Bow Street was established as a courtroom in 1739 by the previous owner Sir Thomas de Veil. Fielding brought together eight trustworthy constables, who came to be known as the Bow Street Runners, and gave them the authority to enforce the decisions of magistrates. Bow Street Magistrates' court closed in July 2006, breaking its long association with law enforcement [4]. The building is due to be converted to a boutique hotel.

Fielding's blind half-brother Sir John Fielding (known as the "Blind Beak of Bow Street") succeeded his brother as magistrate in 1754 and refined the patrol into the first truly effective police force for the capital, although the Runners were still essentially magistrate's officers and not patrolling police officers.

By 1792 salaried constables were being paid by local magistrates, and 1798 saw the establishment of the Marine Police, a private body based in Wapping and organised primarily to police the docks and prevent the theft of cargo. This force later amalgamated with the Metropolitan Police to form its Thames Division, which still exists to patrol the river.


Two Metropolitan Police officers and a community support officer near Buckingham Palace, LondonDuring the early 19th Century, the Industrial Revolution saw London become much larger. It became clear that the system of locally maintained constabularies was ineffective in the prevention and detection of crime amongst such a large population. Royal Assent was given to the Metropolitan Police Act on 19 June 1829. This act placed the policing of the capital directly under the control of the Home Secretary. The initial force consisted of around 1,000 men with instructions to patrol the streets within a seven mile radius of Charing Cross in order to prevent crime and pursue offenders. In 1857 the Commissioner Richard Mayne was paid a salary of £1,883, and his two Assistant Commissioners were paid salaries of £800 each.[5]


It took some time to establish the standards of discipline we expect today from a police force. For instance, in 1863, 215 officers were arrested during the year for drunkenness.[citation needed] One of the priorities of the police force from the beginning was "maintaining public order", and they were very active for example against the major Chartist demonstrations. The force continued to be controlled directly by the Home Secretary until 2000, when the newly created Greater London Authority was given responsibility for the force, by means of the Metropolitan Police Authority. The MPA is made up of members appointed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, and several independent members. However the Metropolitan Police Commissioner is still appointed by the Home Secretary.

Answer 4

there was a police force in France when Napoleon was ruler (late 1700s early 1800's), but not structured like Sir Robert Peels police in Britain

Answer 5

Started by Robert Peel in 1829.
Ended by Tony Bair in 1997.

FULL TRUTH!!!!

Answer 6

,,,,,,,,Police Patrols???? what are they? Police? We`re still waiting for Wyatt Earp to arrive.....Police? thats a joke.

Answer 7

Let me know still looking for one around where I live.

Answer 8

The way we have ended up, I would say last week.