The Police Act 1964 (1964 c.48) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that updated the legislation governing police forces in England and Wales, constituted new police authorities, gave the Home Secretary new powers to supervise local constabularies, and allowed for the amalgamation of existing forces into more efficient units. This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that bodys existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. ... This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that bodys existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. ... This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that bodys existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. ... This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that bodys existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. ... This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland for the years up to its dissolution in 1800. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1707-1719. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1720-1739. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1740-1759. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1760-1779. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1780-1800. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1801-1819. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1820-1839. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1840-1859. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1860-1879. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1880-1899. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1900-1919. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1920-1939. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1940-1959. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1960-1979. ... This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1980-1999. ... This is an list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 2000 to the present. ... This is a list of Acts of the Scottish Parliament. ... This is a list of Acts passed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland. ... This is a list of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly passed by that body during its existence between 2000 and 2002 when it was suspended. ... The is a list of Orders in Council for Northern Ireland which are primary legislation for the province when the it is being directly ruled from London and also for those powers not devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Statutory Instruments (SIs) are parts of United Kingdom law separate from Acts of Parliament which do not require full Parliamentary approval before becoming law. ... The is a list of Church of England Measures which are church legislation Church of England. ... In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ...

Royal Commission

A Royal Commission on the Police had been appointed in 1960 under the chairmanship of Henry Willink to "review the constitutional position of the police throughout Great Britain". 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Rt Hon Sir Henry Urmston Willink, Bt (1894-1973) was Conservative Minister of Health from 1943-1945 in the wartime Coalition Government. ...

Among the particular subjects for investigation were:

• The constitution and functions of police authorities
• The accountability of police officers including chief constables
• The relationship of the police to the public and procedures for dealng with complaints
• The remuneration of police constables^[1]

The commission published its final report on May 31, 1962. This recommended an urgent review on the number and size of police areas. Among its recommedations were: May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

• No single national force was to be formed, but central government should exercise more powers over local forces
• Retention of small police forces of between 200 and 350 officers "justifiable only by special circumstances such as the distribution of the population and the geography of the area"
• The optimum size for a police force was more than 500 members, with the police area having a population of at least 250,000
• There was "a case" for single police forces for major conurbations
• A large reduction in the number of forces in Scotland was needed, to between 20 and 33

The commission noted that of 158 police forces in Great Britain, 97 had an establishment of less than 350.^[2]

The Act

The Act received the royal assent on June 10, 1964. ^[3] Among its provisions were: // The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

• England and Wales, outside London, was to consist of "Police Areas". These were to be administrative counties, county boroughs or "combined police areas", consisting of combinations of counties and county boroughs.
• The Home Secretary had the power to force compulsory amalgamation schemes from July 1, 1964.
• New "Police Authorities" were to be established: these were to be known as watch committees (in boroughs), police committees (in counties - replacing joint standing committees) or combined police authorities.
• Police authorities were to consist of two-thirds elected members and one-third magistrates. Previously all members of watch committees had been councillors or aldermen, while county SJCs were fifty percent county councillors and aldermen, fifty percent magistrates.
• The police authorities had less powers than their predecessors, especially the boroughs, with the Home Secretary taking on more supervision than before. The authority were required to maintain an efficient police force, but had no operational role.
• Chief constables were given the power to appoint, direct and control special constables.
• The chief constable could appoint police cadets with the permission of the authority.
• The chief constable was required to make an annual report to the police authority.
• A police authority could also request other reports on policing in the police area.
• Police authorities were empowered to choose chief constables, deputy and assistant chief constables from a Home Office shortlist. They could also require the Chief Constable to retire, subject to the Home Secretary's approval.
• The Home Secretary could order a complaint against a police force to be investigated by officers of another force.

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Amalgamations

On July 10, 1964, the Home Secretary, Henry Brooke, announced he would be using his powers under the Act to amalgamate the county borough forces of Luton and Northampton with the county forces of Bedfordshire and Northamponshire respectively. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor (9 April 1903 - 29 March 1984) was a British Conservative politician. ...

Luton's force had only been formed on April 1, when it became a county borough, but Mr Brooke said he did not regard the continuance of its existence as in the best interests of policing efficency.^[4] Following a change in government at the general election, Frank Soskice became Home Secretary. In 1965 he announced that Exeter City's force would be merged with that of Devon. The amalgamations were vigorously, but unsuccessfully, opposed by the boroughs: Luton's campaign went as far as serving a High Court writ on the Home Secretary in an attempt to stop the merger.^[5] April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1964 result was a very slim majority for the Labour Party, of 4, and led to their first government since 1951. ... Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill (23 July 1902 - 1 January 1979) was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

In the meantime, the first amalgamation under the Act took place on April 1, 1965 as the result of local government reorganisation, with the formation of the Mid Anglia Constabulary. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

Following a change in government at the general election, Frank Soskice became Home Secretary. In 1965 he announced that Exeter City's force would be merged with that of Devon. In addition to the Bedfordshire/Luton, Devon/Exeter, and Northamptonshire/Northampton mergers, 1966 saw the establishment of a new West Midlands Constabulary covering the county boroughs of Dudley, Walsall, Warley, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton, which had been constituted or enlarged by local government reorganisation. The United Kingdom general election of 1964 result was a very slim majority for the Labour Party, of 4, and led to their first government since 1951. ... Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill (23 July 1902 - 1 January 1979) was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands, England. ... New Art Gallery Walsall Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... Warley was a county borough formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the towns of Oldbury and Rowley Regis. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is a town in the English county of the West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London to Holyhead trunk road. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ...

1966 amalgamation scheme

On May 16, 1966, the new Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins announced that the number of police forces in England and Wales was to be reduced from 117 to 49. Where the local authorities concerned did not agree a voluntary scheme he would make a compulsory amalgamation. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 – January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour Member of Parliament in the 1960s and 1970s, and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in...

Proposed amalgamations

1. Lancashire County Constabulary to merge with borough police forces of Barrow-in-Furness, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Oldham, Rochdale, St Helens, Southport, Warrington and Wigan
2. Borough forces of Manchester, Salford, Stockport to merge
3. Bootle Borough Police and Liverpool City Police
4. Cheshire†, County Costabulary to merge with Wallasey, Birkenhead Borough Police
5. Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary † to merge with Carlisle City Police
6. Durham County Constabulary to merge with Sunderland Borough Police
7. The police of the new county borough of Teesside to merge with the Yorkshire North Riding Constabulary
8. Sheffield City Police and Rotherham Borough Police to merge
9. Amalgamtion of Yorkshire West Riding Constabulary with borough police forces of Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield andWakefield
10. Yorkshire East Riding Constabulary to merge with city police of Kingston upon Hull and York
11. Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire County Constabularies to merge with Worcester City Police
12. Leicestershire & Rutland Constabulary† to merge with Leicester City Police
13. Staffordshire County Constabulary and Stoke-on-Trent City Police
14. Derbyshire County Constabulary and Derby Borough Police
15. Warwickshire County Constabulary and Coventry City Police
16. Lincolnshire† Constabulary, with Lincoln City Police and Grimsby Borough Police
17. Nottinghamshire County Constabulary and Nottingham City Police
18. Norfolk County Constabulary, Norwich City Police and Great Yarmouth Borough Police
19. East Suffolk Constabulary, West Suffolk Constabulary and Ipswich Borough Police
20. East Sussex Constabulary, West Sussex constabulary and the borough forces of Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings
21. Essex Constabulary and Southend-on-Sea Borough Police
22. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Constabularies with Oxford City Police and Reading Borough Police
23. Somerset County Constabulary, Bath City Police (voluntary scheme agreed)
24. Bournemouth Borough Police and Dorset Constabulary
25. Portsmouth City Police, Southampton City Police and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary †
26. Cornwall Constabulary, Devon & Exeter Police†, Plymouth City Police
27. Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd† Constabularies
28. Glamorgan Constabularies with Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff and Swansea borough forces
29. Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire & Carmarthenshire† and Mid Wales† Constabularies
30. Monmouthshire Constabulary and Newport Borough Police

• It was also envisaged that the forces of Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields and Tynemouth would be combined into a single Tyneside force if the recommendations of the Local Government Commission for England were carried into effect.^[6]

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Amalgamations carried out

The amalgamations carried out under the Act differed slightly from the original scheme announced in 1966. In Yorkshire, The North and East Riding constabularies were combined with York City Police, while the borough forces of Hull and Teesside were allowed to continue unmerged. Stockport Borough Police were amalgamated with the Cheshire Constabulary instead of with Manchester and Salford, and the scheme for a Tyneside force was dropped when the Local Government Commission's recommendations were not carried out. Instead Northumberland Constabulary was merged with the two county boroughs north of the Tyne, and Durham Constabulary absorbed those on south Tyneside. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

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Police areas uneffected by amalgamations

The following territorial police forces were not subject to amlgamations under the 1964 Act:

• In Greater London: The Metropolitan Police, City of London Police
• County Constabularies: Hertfordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire
• Combined Constabularies: Gloucestershire, Kent
• Borough forces: Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Kingston-upon-Hull, Leeds

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Later changes

Several of the amalgamated forces formed under the 1964 Act had short existences, as a wholesale reorganisation of local government in England and Wales outside London was carried out in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. Police areas were realigned to correspond to one or more of the non-metropolitan or metropolitan counties created by the 1972 legislation. The sections on the composition of police authorities were repealed by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, and new authorities constituted. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... A shire county or non-metropolitan county in England, is a county level entity which is not a metropolitan county. ... The six metropolitan counties shown within England The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level subnational entity in current use in England. ...

References

1. ^ Royal Commission on the Police 1960: interim report, BOPCRIS website
2. ^ Royal commission reject national police force, The Times, June 1, 1962
3. ^ Dates for Police Act changes, The Times, June 19, 1964
4. ^ 2 boroughs to lose police forces, The Times, July 11, 1964
5. ^ Luton writ against Home Secretary, The Times, December 22, 1965
6. ^ 70 police forces to be axed in mergers, The Times, May 19, 1966
7. ^ The force's foundation coincided with the creation of the two new administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough