- York Minster Police
York Minster Police is a small, specialised constabulary responsible for policing
York Minster of St. Peter and its precincts. It currently has just nine officers. The only other church in the world to have its own police force isSt Peter's inRome (TheSwiss Guards ).The police originated after the
Minster fire of1829 . However, they were originally called "constables ", and the title of Minster Police first occurs in1855 .Thus the post of Minster Police officer precedes the establishment of SirRobert Peel 's modern day Police Constabulary. In fact, Sir Robert Peel is said to have examined the Minster Police before forming the British police force. It is little wonder he should have visited the Deanery at York as his sister was married to the then Dean,William Cockburn , and on some of those visits he would surely have observed the Minster police on duty.Officers of the Minster Police are sworn in as constables, however their jurisdiction is limited to the minster and its environs, and they no longer have any
power of arrest .The Minster Police are heavily supported by the local
Home Office police force,North Yorkshire Police . Any serious or major crime or incidents become the responsibility ofNorth Yorkshire Police .ee also
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Policing in the United Kingdom
*List of police forces in the United Kingdom External links
* [http://www.yorkminster.org/learning/the-minsters-history/the-minster-police/ York Minster Police]
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