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have entered the PORTAL! You will be transported to Europe
where you will visit UK's "Finest." No need for luggage, no
need for a passport. Just click your way to England by using
the PORTAL!
Go to the web sites of these Special
Constables and Police Officers and to the web sites of their
Departments. More links will be added. If you have link
suggestions or any other input, please Contact NRLO.
d European Volunteer Police a "Special
Report" by Assistant Chief Officer, Operational Support, Rod
Attewell
d Humberside Police Special
Constabulary by Sector Officer Rob
Snow
d Humberside Police
Headquarters
d Thames
Valley Police by
Assistant Chief
Officer Rod
Attewell "New - Special Constabulary Web
Site"
d Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee
(UK's Special Constables
receive Medal)
d
Special
NRLO Membership for UK Special Officers and
Constables
d A Special Patch
Collector from the UK
Humberside
Police
Special
Constabulary
Click here for
"NEWS from
Humberside"
Hosted by Sector Officer Rob
Snow  
What is a Special Constable?
Minister for Policing, John Denham
said:
"By giving up their spare time, they
bring to police work their skill, experience and often local
knowledge for the benefits of the communities they serve. They do
make a real
difference."
Information submitted
by
Sector Officer Rob
Snow
E-mail: Rob.Snow@nelincs.gov.uk
Humberside Police Special Constabulary
Holderness LPT,
Tower Grange Police Station
Holderness Road, Hull, East
Yorkshire, HU8 9HP
England
www.policespecials.com
The Special Constabulary has been in existence
for literally hundreds of years. The Special Constabulary is
the United Kingdom's part-time Police force. It is made up of
members of the public who are unpaid volunteers. Every
"Special" is sworn in at court or in the presence of a Magistrate in
the same manner as a full-time ("regular") Police
Officer.
Specials work alongside their regular
colleagues and have the same powers in law, within their area of
jurisdiction. The duties carried out by a Special Constable
vary between forces; but essentially, they are the same as those
carried out by any regular Police Officer.
Minister for Policing, John Denham said:
"By giving up their spare time, they bring to police work their
skill, experience and often local knowledge for the benefits of the
communities they serve. They do make a real
difference."
History of "The Specials":
Never
heard of them...... Many people claim never to
have heard of the Special Constabulary, and so often assume that it
is a relatively new institution. In fact, the origins of the
specials date back several hundred years to Anglo Saxon times, when
the people Policed themselves.
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English Common Law states that every citizen has a
legal obligation to go to the assistance of the Police at any time
they need help.
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In 1673, King Charles II, alarmed by the threat of
public disorder arising out of attempts to enforce religious
conformity, extended this duty by ruling that any citizen might be
sworn in as a temporary Peace Officer for a specific occasion, in
particular when there was a threat of great
disturbances.
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Any citizen could
therefore be summoned before the magistrates and sworn in as a
Special Constable, and could be heavily fined and even jailed if
he refused!
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The Act of 1673 was
in force for hundreds of years and was used to call up Specials on
several occasions - although always in the North of England, never
the South.
For more on the Special
Constabulary go to www.policespecials.com
Click here for NRLO's "NEWS from
Humberside"
Written by Sector Officer Rob snow
Humberside Police
Special Constabulary
Click here for
Happy 2003 from PoliceSpecials.com by Andrew Oldham
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Thames Valley Police
Assistant Chief Officer Rod Attewell
Kidlington, Oxfordshire, Great
Britain
Click
here for "Special Reports from Rod Attewell"
to view report on "European
Volunteer Police"
NEW - Thames Valley Police Special Constabulary Web
Site
www.thamesvalley.police.uk/recruiting/specials/index.htm
About Rod
Attewell:
Rod Attewell
is an Assistant Chief Officer (Assistant Chief) with Thames Valley
Police based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, Great Britain.
Officer Attewell joined Thames Valley Police in 1987, as a
Special Constable at Abingdon, Oxfordshire Police Station.
Officer Attewell's full-time job for the last 7 years has been as
the Radio Communications Manager of Thames Valley Police. He
was offered the position in Communicatons as a result of his service
as a Special Constable. He has been in Radio
Communications professionally for 39 years. Attewell has
been a Special Constable for 19 years. He is a member of the NRLO and of the International
Police Association. He was awarded the Queens Special
Constabulary Long Service Medal in 1997, and the Queen's
Jubilee Medal in 2002. He can be contacted for
further information on the UK Police Reserve at : E-mail: mailto:Rod.Attewell@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
or by FAX on +44 1865846385.
Home Office
statement: "Special Constables are a manifest sign
of the partnership between the Police and the
public."
 Thames Valley Police Special
Constabulary
"It is estimated that the Special
Constabulary in the UK
saved country $900,000.00 in
2005."
Thames Valley Police was formed on April
1, 1968, following the amalgamation of five other forces. Each
had a Special Constabulary, and these were amalgamated at the same
time.
Assistant Chief
Officer Rod Attewell joined TVP in 1987, as a Special Constable at
Abingdon, Oxfordshire Police Station. He told NRLO, "I'm
now the Assistant Chief Officer for the
force."
The TVP is
divided into 5 "Basic Command Units", each unit under the
management of the BCU Commander. The Special Constabulary
has the same structure, each area being under the management of a
Special Chief Inspector.
The Special Constabulary
Headquarters sets direction and policy for the force under the Chief
Constable. The Special Constabulary has a Chief Officer at HQ
who sets policy for them.
The rank structure in the
Special Constabulary is: Special Constable (Patrolman),
Special Sergeant, Special Inspector (Lieutenant), Special Chief
Inspector (Captain), Assistant Chief Officer and Chief Officer
(Chief of Reserves).
The TVP Chief Officer is
Richard Roberts. The Chief Constable is Sara Thornton.
There are approximately 360 (out of a total of 675 allotted by the
Department) Reserves in the Department plus 4,100 full-time
Constables.
The TVP requires 80 hours
Basic Training, 208 hours Intermediate Training, and 2-1/2 hours per
month of "in-house" training.
Special Constables work
Uniform Patrol along with full-time Officers. Sometimes the
Constables are on their own in marked Police vehicles.
The Thames Valley Police Reserves have full Police powers
both on and off duty. The TVP Special Constables donate
17-1/2 hours per month. In 2005, it is estimated that
64,000 hours were donated.
The Home Office supplied the
following statement about their Special Contables:
"Special Constables are a manifest sign of the partnership
between the Police and the public." It is estimated that
the Special Constabulary in the UK saved the county
$900,000.00 last year (2005).
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For more
information www.reslaw.com/RLtoNRLUKRes.htm
This is a special link from "Otto Vehle," NRLO
Consultant
Click here for
"Special
Reports from Rod
Attewell" to view report on
"European Volunteer
Police."
Thames Valley Police Special
Constabulary Web
site
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UK Humberside Police
Special
Constabulary
Go to the Humberside web site @
www.humberside.police.uk
Humberside Police is currently
recruiting for both Police Officers and
Special Constables, as well as transfers in the rank of Police
Constable, Sergeant, and Inspector. If you would like
further information, please contact our Resourcing Unit on telephone
number 01482 597000. www.humberside.police.uk/Jobs/pagefour.htm  
The Chief Constable
David
Westwood, QPM
Humberside Police
Headquarters
Priory Police
Station
Kingston-upon-Hull HU5.5SF
England
Telephone:
(01482) 326111 Fax: (014182)
220561
Humberside
Police covers an area of 1,356 square miles, centered around the
Humber estuary. It serves a resident population of almost
900,000 people. The force operates within four divisions,
which match the local authority boundaries. This structure
ensures that we are able to work closely together with one aim - to
improve the quality of life of those who live and work in our city,
towns, and villages. Local Policing Teams provide local
solutions to local problems with Officers who are more easily
accountable because of their contacts locally.
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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S
GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL
Submitted by Rob Snow  
The year 2002 marked
the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's Accession to the
Throne. This was an occasion both to look back at the role
that The Queen has played in the affairs of the United Kingdom and
the Commonwealth over the last 50 years and to look forwards.
The Golden Jubilee celebrations provided a special opportunity to
acknowledge all those who support and contribute to their
communities through public service and voluntary endeavor.
Emergency Service personnel who were eligible for the medal were
those who, as part of their conditions of service, are called to
attend emergencies and who are potentially placing themselves in
danger. Special Constables who were in service with the
Special Constabulary on 6 February, 2002, and who had completed five
full calendar years' service, received The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal along
with their regular Police colleagues.
For more
information about the medal and for more pictures: http://www.britishmilitarymedals.co.uk/goldenjubileemedal2002.htm
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