scotland yard?

Question

British law enforcement

Answer 1

The name derives from the headquarters's original location on Great Scotland Yard, a street off Whitehall. The exact origins of this name are unknown, though a popular explanation is that it was the former site of the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Scotland, prior to the Union of England and Scotland. By the 17th century, the street had become the site of a number of government buildings, with the architects Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren living there. The poet John Milton lived there during the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell's rule, from 1649–1651.

Scotland Yard was founded along with the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel, with the help of Francois-Eugene Vidocq. It opened for business as administrative headquarters of the Service on 29 September 1829, housing the two commissioners and their administrative staffs in a complex of about 50 rooms. It was not (and has never been) a police station in the usual sense, with each division of the police instead operating their own local stations.

The building's main entrance was at number 4 Whitehall, but a public office was installed at the rear of the building in Great Scotland Yard and so gave the building its name. The staff of Scotland Yard were responsible for internal security, public affairs, recruitment, correspondence and other administrative matters. Their duties grew steadily over time as the size of the Service increased.

In November 1890, Scotland Yard moved to a new site along the Victoria Embankment, overlooking the River Thames, just south of the current Ministry of Defence. By this time, the Metropolitan Police had grown from its initial 1,000 officers to about 13,000, necessitating more administrative staff and a bigger headquarters. Further increases in the size and responsibilities of the force required even more administrators, and in 1907 and 1940, New Scotland Yard was extended further. This complex is now a grade I listed building.

By the 1960s the requirements of modern technology and further increases in the size of the force meant that it had outgrown its Victoria Embankment headquarters. In 1967, New Scotland Yard moved to the present building at 10 Broadway, which was an existing office block acquired under a long-term lease. The name transferred with it and the first New Scotland Yard is now called the Norman Shaw (North) building. Part of it is used as a police Territorial Support Group station. Although, in modern Police slang New Scotland Yard is referred to as "the Kremlin".

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Answer 2

It is known as The New Scotland Yard.

Answer 3

scotland yard is the "nickname" for the british police agency founded by Sir Robert Peel. It came by the name because of its location when it was first founded. The officers often patroled the streets on foot and were refered to as bobbies (in reference to their founder)

Answer 4

Equivalent to the FBI.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

uhh, yeah. just like the FBI or CIA in America