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- Sch. 1 amended by 1997 c. 50 s. 129
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- s. 53B-53D and cross-heading inserted by 2009 c. 26 s. 2(1) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 2(1) omitted (16.1.2012) without ever being in force by virtue of 2011 c. 13, s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 378; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1)
- s. 53B(3)(c) words substituted by 2017 c. 3 Sch. 14 para. 6 7(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 53B was never inserted as the amending provision (2009 c. 26, s. 2(1)) was omitted without ever being in force by virtue of 2011 c. 13, s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 378; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1)
- s. 53B(6)(b) words substituted by 2017 c. 3 Sch. 14 para. 6 7(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 53B was never inserted as the amending provision (2009 c. 26, s. 2(1)) was omitted without ever being in force by virtue of 2011 c. 13, s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 378; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1)
- Sch. 4A para. 2(2)(ia) inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 24(2)
- Sch. 4A para. 5(7)(8) inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 24(3)
Section 1.
SCHEDULE 1E+W Police areas
England (except London)E+W
| Name of police area | Extent |
|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | The county of Somerset and the non-metropolitan districts of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North West Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Bedfordshire | [F1The non-metropolitan districts of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton] |
| Cambridgeshire | The county of Cambridgeshire [F2and the non-metropolitan district of Peterborough] |
| Cheshire | [F3The non-metropolitan districts of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington] |
| Cleveland | The non-metropolitan districts of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Cumbria | The county of Cumbria |
| Derbyshire | The county of Derbyshire and the non-metropolitan district of Derby |
| Devon and Cornwall | The counties of Devon and Cornwall [F4, the non-metropolitan districts of Plymouth and Torbay]and the Isles of Scilly |
| Dorset | The county of Dorset and the non-metropolitan districts of Bournemouth and Poole |
| Durham | The county of Durham and the non-metropolitan district of Darlington |
| Essex | The county of Essex [F5and the non-metropolitan districts of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock] |
| Gloucestershire | The county of Gloucestershire |
| Greater Manchester | The metropolitan districts of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan |
| [F6Hampshire and Isle of Wight] | The counties of Hampshire and Isle of Wight and the non-metropolitan districts of Portsmouth and Southampton |
| Hertfordshire | The county of Hertfordshire |
| Humberside | The non-metropolitan districts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire |
| Kent | The county of Kent [F7and the non-metropolitan district of Medway Towns] |
| Lancashire | The county of Lancashire [F8and the non-metropolitan districts of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool] |
| Leicestershire | The county of Leicestershire and the non-metropolitan districts of Leicester and Rutland |
| Lincolnshire | The county of Lincolnshire |
| Merseyside | The metropolitan districts of Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens, Sefton and Wirral |
| Norfolk | The county of Norfolk |
| Northamptonshire | The county of Northamptonshire |
| Northumbria | The county of Northumberland and the metropolitan districts of Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland |
| North Yorkshire | The county of North Yorkshire and the non-metropolitan district of York |
| Nottinghamshire | The county of Nottinghamshire [F9and the non-metropolitan district of Nottingham] |
| South Yorkshire | The metropolitan districts of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield |
| Staffordshire | The county of Staffordshire and the non-metropolitan district of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Suffolk | The county of Suffolk |
| Surrey | The county of Surrey |
| Sussex | The counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and the non-metropolitan district of Brighton and Hove |
| Thames Valley | The counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and the non-metropolitan district of Milton Keynes |
| Warwickshire | The county of Warwickshire |
| West Mercia | The counties of F10. . . Shropshire [F11and Worcestershire and the non-metropolitan districts of Herefordshire and The Wrekin] |
| West Midlands | The metropolitan districts of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton |
| West Yorkshire | The metropolitan districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield |
| Wiltshire | The county of Wiltshire and the non-metropolitan district of Thamesdown |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2009) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Areas and Membership of Public Bodies in Bedfordshire and Cheshire) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/119), arts. 1(1), 3
F2Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1846, art. 3
F3Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2009) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Areas and Membership of Public Bodies in Bedfordshire and Cheshire) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/119), arts. 1(1), 6
F4Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1849, art. 3
F5Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1847, art. 3
F6Words in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2022) by The Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/790), regs. 1(2), 2
F7Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1857, art. 3
F8Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1855, art. 3
F9Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1850, art. 3
F10Words in entry in Sch. 1 omitted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1844, art. 3(a)
F11Words in entry in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1844, art. 3(b)
WalesE+W
| Name of police area | Extent |
|---|---|
| Dyfed Powys | The counties of [F12Ceredigion], Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys |
| Gwent | The county of Monmouthshire and the county boroughs of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport and Torfaen |
| North Wales | [F13The counties of the Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Flintshire and the county boroughs of Conwy and Wrexham.] |
| South Wales | The counties of Cardiff and Swansea and the county boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, [F14Neath Port Talbot], Rhondda, Cynon, Taff and the Vale of Glamorgan |
Textual Amendments
F12Word in entry in Sch. 1 substituted (25.6.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 129(b); S.I. 1997/1377, art. 2(2)(i)
F13Entry in Sch. 1 substituted (25.6.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 129(c); S.I. 1997/1377, art. 2(2)(i)
F14Words in entry in Sch. 1 substituted (25.6.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 129(d); S.I. 1997/1377, art. 2(2)(i)
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