Saint Helena Police Service
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The Saint Helena Police Service is the local police force for the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
, consisting of the islands of Saint Helena
, Ascension
and the island group of Tristan da Cunha
. The service has approximately 30 officers, mainly on the most populous island of St Helena, with a detachment on Ascension. In addition to its policing duties, the force also has responsibility for the prison, located on St Helena, immigration services and fire/sea rescue.
Saint Helena has a main police station/prison in the capital Jamestown
and four small police posts in rural areas, while there is a single police station and prison on Ascension in the capital Georgetown
. Policing in Tristan da Cunha
is undertaken by one full-time police officer and three special constable
s.
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group...
, consisting of the islands of Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
, Ascension
Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa...
and the island group of Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying from the nearest land, South Africa, and from South America...
. The service has approximately 30 officers, mainly on the most populous island of St Helena, with a detachment on Ascension. In addition to its policing duties, the force also has responsibility for the prison, located on St Helena, immigration services and fire/sea rescue.
Saint Helena has a main police station/prison in the capital Jamestown
Jamestown, Saint Helena
Jamestown is the capital and historic chief settlement of the island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's north-western coast, it is the island's port, with facilities for unloading goods delivered to the island, and the centre of the island's road and...
and four small police posts in rural areas, while there is a single police station and prison on Ascension in the capital Georgetown
Georgetown, Ascension Island
Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, situated on the west coast of the island.The town is centred around St Mary's Church, part of the Anglican Diocese of St Helena and the former Exiles Club, which is on the site of the original Royal Marines barracks from the times...
. Policing in Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying from the nearest land, South Africa, and from South America...
is undertaken by one full-time police officer and three special constable
Special constable
A Special Constable is a law enforcement officer who is not a regular member of a police force. Some like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police carry the same law enforcement powers as regular members, but are employed in specific roles, such as explosive disposal technicians, court security, campus...
s.
See also
- Saint Helena Supreme CourtSaint Helena Supreme CourtArticle 43 of the Constitution of Saint Helena provides that "the Supreme Court shall possess and may exercise all the jurisdiction which is vested in, or is capable of being exercised by, Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in England."...
- Sheriff of Saint Helena
- Attorney General of Saint Helena
Sources
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, 2004. - World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, Gale, 2006.
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