Special forces
Cathedral constables at York Minister got back their powers of arrest, which they had held from the 13th century until the 1930s. They will be allowed to carry batons and handcuffs. Other private police forces:— British Transport Police, which is almost entirely funded by the rail industry, has 3,069 officers with similar powers to those of regular police.
— The Civil Nuclear Constabulary, with 1,500 officers, secures nuclear power plants and the transport of nuclear materials around the country.
— Cambridge University Proctors, who used their powers of arrest mostly to detain prostitutes and unruly students, gave up policing powers in 1970 and now perform more of a ceremonial role.
— Oxford University Bulldogs kept their powers until 2001 but the force was disbanded two years later.
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