Talk:Police Act 1946

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might be worthwhile to have a list of county boroughs not to have independent forces in this era. Morwen - Talk 18:59, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Might be. I think that would be:

• Gloucester (policed by the county constabulary since 1859) [1]
• Burton on Trent (always policed by the county constabulary)[2]
• Darlington: doesn't seem to have had a separate force
• West Hartlepool: didn't establish a force on becoming a county borough [3]
• And the three in the Metropolitan Police District

Lozleader 19:54, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Also, Smethwick. Morwen - Talk 20:40, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh yeah. Missed that one.[4] It looks like boroughs incorporated after a county force was established, and particularly after the LGA 1888 were less likely to bother establishing a police force. Lozleader 20:52, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

That makes sense. Some counties seem to have been quite reluctant to form forces, so small boroughs that wanted any form of police force would have formed their own in c. 19th. Morwen - Talk 21:28, 10 December 2006 (UTC)