Buckinghamshire Constabulary
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Buckinghamshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Buckinghamshire, England, until 1968, when it amalgamated to form Thames Valley Police.
Buckinghamshire Constabulary was established in 1857. It later absorbed Buckingham Borough Police (established in 1836) and Chepping Wycombe Borough Police (established in 1849). In 1965, it had an establishment of 738 and an actual strength of 672.[1]
On 1 April 1968, Thames Valley Police was formed by amalgamating Buckinghamshire Constabulary with Berkshire Constabulary, Oxford City Police, Oxfordshire Constabulary and Reading Borough Police.
Footnotes
- ^ The Thin Blue Line, Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965