Hillingdon Parks Patrol Service

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Hillingdon Parks Patrol Service is a small, specialised patrol body, responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Members of the patrol service are sworn as constables under section 18, Ministry of Housing and Local Government Provision Order Confirmation (Greater London Parks and Open Spaces) Act 1967. Such constables have the of the powers of a constable to enforce by-laws only in relation to the parks and open areas of the borough, but not criminal law.

All serious or major crime or incidents remains the responsibility of the local Home Office police force, the Metropolitan Police.

[edit] External links

• Hillingdon Parks Patrol Service website

[edit] See also

• Policing in the United Kingdom
• List of police forces in the United Kingdom

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