The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of crime.

Canada

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC) is contracted to act as the territorial police force in Nunavut, Yukon and the North West Territories in addition to being the federal police force in those Canadian territories. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... GRC can mean: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Gendarmerie royale du Canada in French) Grassroots Radio Coalition Glenn Research Center Gibson Research Corporation (GRC.com) Group representation constituency in Singapore Gulf Research Centre Global Relationship Centers Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) This page expands a three-character combination which might be... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Government - Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson - Premier Paul Okalik (Consensus government) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 (Nancy Karetak-Lindell) - Senate seats 1 (Willie Adams) Confederation... This article is about Yukon Territory in Canada. ... ... The word federal in a general sense refers to the nature of an agreement between or among two or more states, nations, or other groups to merge into a union in which control of common affairs is held by a central authority created by and with the consent of the...

References

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police / Gendarmerie royale du Canada

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom (UK) the phrase is gaining increased official (but not yet statutory) use to describe the collection of forces responsible for general policing in areas defined with respect to local government areas. The phrase "Home Office Police" is commonly used but this is often inaccurate or inadequate as the words naturally exclude forces outwith England and Wales (and might exclude Wales if responsiblity for police services becomes devolved) but include some special police forces over which the Home Secretary has some power. A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... This article is about the country. ...

The police forces referred to as "territorial" are those existing ones which were created or maintained by legislation allocating police areas to boundaries based mainly with respect to counties or groups of counties (Northern Ireland excepted) by legislation including (but not limited to):-

• Police Act 1964 - England and Wales, later legislation matched the Metropolitan Police District to the boundary of Greater London
• Police (Scotland) Act 1967 - Scotland
• Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 - Northern Ireland (replacing the Royal Ulster Constabulary with the Police Service of Northern Ireland without changing the area served)

References The Police Act 1964 (1964 c. ... The Metropolitan Police District (MPD) is the area policed by Londons Metropolitan Police Service. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ... The Police Service of Northern Ireland (Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart na hÉireann) is the police service that covers Northern Ireland. ...

• The Police in Scotland
• List of Police Forces in the United Kingdom

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) has operated territorial police forces in those parts of countries which have been under U.N. control from time to time. These were usually formed from police personnel on loan from member countries. A recent example is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for police of Indonesia. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...