Headquarters
The headquarters of the Police Service were located in Battersea Park, and included both the office of the Chief Officer, and the modern operations and control centre, manned 24 hours per day. The headquarters was also home to administrative staff and Home Office qualified instructors. The constables were also awarded Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee Medal as Police Officers.
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