Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most law enforcement duties are car
Metropolitan Police officers.
The British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway network of Great Britain, as well as certain rapid transit and tram systems.
An example of a UK police vehicle, this one a Norfolk Constabulary Vauxhall Astra, featuring standardised blue and yellow Battenburg markings used by all UK police forces
Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officer wearing chemical protective equipment and armed with a HK7 personal defence weapon taking part in training
National Crime Agency
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The National Crime Agency is a national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom. It is the UK's lead agency against organised crime, human and drug trafficking, weapons and cybercrime, including
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
…BTP), the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC), and the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), which provide specialist policing services. In addition, the National Crime Agency (NCA) is primarily tasked with tackling organised crime and has been compared to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States. The…
The NCA's former headquarters on Old Queen Street in London