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| − | On 22 April, 1861, the strength of the Dockyard Divisions was authorised by the Home Secretary | + | Under the terms of the Metropolitan Police Act passed on 28 August, 1860, responsibility for the policing of [[royal dockyard]]s was passed to the Metropolitan Police Force.<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/23-24/135/contents/enacted 23 & 24 Vict., c.135.]</ref> The first Inspecting Superintendent of the Dockyard Divisions was [[Frank Mayall Mallalieu|F. M. Mallalieu]], latterly Superintendent of R Division (covering Woolwich). On 22 April, 1861, the strength of the Dockyard Divisions was authorised by the Home Secretary at:<ref>''General Regulations, Instructions, and Orders &c.'' p. 293.</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:06, 15 July 2013
Under the terms of the Metropolitan Police Act passed on 28 August, 1860, responsibility for the policing of royal dockyards was passed to the Metropolitan Police Force.[1] The first Inspecting Superintendent of the Dockyard Divisions was F. M. Mallalieu, latterly Superintendent of R Division (covering Woolwich). On 22 April, 1861, the strength of the Dockyard Divisions was authorised by the Home Secretary at:[2]
| NAME OF DIVISION. | STRENGTH. | DIVISION FORMED. | ||||
| Superintendents. | Inspectors. | Sergeants. | Police Constables. | All other ranks. | ||
| 1st or Woolwich 2nd or Portsmouth 3rd or Devonport 4th or Chatham 5th or Pembroke |
1 1 1 1 1 |
10 5 5 7 2 |
30 26 21 10 5 |
149 141 125 95 26 |
190 173 152 113 34 |
22 April, 1861 1 October, 1860 22 October, 1860 3 December, 1860 17 December, 1860 |
| Total | 5 | 29 | 92 | 536 | 662 | |
Footnotes
- ↑ 23 & 24 Vict., c.135.
- ↑ General Regulations, Instructions, and Orders &c. p. 293.
Bibliography
- Metropolitan Police Office (1862). General Regulations, Instructions, and Orders for the Government and Guidance of the Metropolitan Police Force. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office.
