Police Ranks of The United Kingdom - Examples of Variations - Miscellaneous Constabularies

Miscellaneous Constabularies

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There are, in the United Kingdom, a number of miscellaneous constabularies. These are not operated, regulated or funded by the Home Office, although they are fully authorised (by Act of Parliament) establishments. In general they provide the policing for ports, docks, tunnels, or other particular institutions. Although these forces tend to require high standards of training and accountability, which closely mirror those of the Home Office police forces, they are usually much smaller in terms of personnel, and therefore utilise fewer of the 'standard' ranks. One example is shown below, being the rank structure of the Port of Dover Police, in Kent.

Port of Dover Police ranks

Rank	Police Constable	Sergeant	Inspector	Deputy Chief Officer (Superintendent)	Chief Officer (Chief Superintendent)
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