Whitehall 1212

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For the early 1950s radios show, see Whitehall 1212 (radio show).

Whitehall 1212 was the famous telephone number of Scotland Yard.^[1]^[2] It was introduced in 1934 and was used by the public to contact the London Metropolitan Police information room for both emergency and non-emergency business.^[3] With the introduction of the 999 number for emergencies in 1937, Whitehall 1212 (dialled as WHI 1212) remained in use for non-emergencies until the 1960s^[1] and the introduction of all-figure numbering. Today a non-emergency number for the Metropolitan Police force contains the 1212: 020 7230 1212.^[4]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 Kisch 2010, p. 48.
↑ "Scotland Yard's main gates provided a background in many police films, and it held the original telephone number Whitehall 1212" (Metropolitan Police 2012a).
↑ Holland 2010.
↑ Metropolitan Police 2012b.

References

Holland, Gary (13 May 2010). "Why 999 for an emergency?". BBC London. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Kisch, Conrad (2010). Destination London. Gyldendal Uddannelse. p. 48. ISBN 978-87-02-04141-5.
Metropolitan Police (2012a). "History of the Metropolitan Police". Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Metropolitan Police (2012b). "Non-emergency contact number". Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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