§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which UK seaports have their own police forces. [177157]
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§ Mr. JamiesonThere are seven ports in England and Wales that have their own police forces. They are:
- Bristol,
- Dover,
- Felixstowe,
- Falmouth,
- Liverpool,
- Tees and Hartlepool, and
- Tilbury.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will publish his conclusions on the arrangements for ports police in England and Wales. [177158]
§ Mr. JamiesonA draft discussion paper on accountability and standards of the port police forces was circulated last year to the Association of Port Police Chief Officers' (APPCO) and the Home Office. Since then the Home Office, have consulted on the role of small specialist police forces, including port police forces, in their consultation paper "Policing: Building Safer Communities Together". In addition the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) are now undertaking their own review of port policing. Our conclusions on the arrangements for ports police need to take account of the results of these two exercises, expected later this year.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport to whom ports police forces are accountable. [177159]
§ Mr. JamiesonPort police forces are accountable to the relevant port authority by virtue of their establishment under Section 79 of the Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 or the incorporation of that provision into their own legislation.