Civil Nuclear Constabulary
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| Civil Nuclear Constabulary | |
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| Logo of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. | |
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| Formed | 2005 |
| Annual Budget | £44m (entire Civil Nuclear Police Authority)[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Map of Civil Nuclear Constabulary's jurisdiction. | |
| Legal jurisdiction | UK civil nuclear sites |
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| Specialist jurisdiction | |
| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | Culham |
| Sworn members | 750[2] |
| Agency executive | Richard Thompson, Chief Constable |
| Divisionss | 3 |
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| Stations | 16 |
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| Official website CNC police authority |
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The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is a specialist police force responsible for providing law enforcement and security at civil nuclear installations and substances throughout the United Kingdom.[3]
The CNC was established on 1 April 2005,[4] replacing the former Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary established in 1955. The CNC does not guard the United Kingdom nuclear deterrent, which is the responsibility of the British Armed Forces, and the Ministry of Defence Police.
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[edit] Role
The role of the CNC is to provide law enforcement and security at civil nuclear establishments and materials, throughout the United Kingdom.[5] From 3 April 2007 the CNC is headed by Chief Constable Richard Thompson, and authorised in the Energy Act 2004[2] with its own Police Authority, it falls under the remit of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform instead of the Home Office.
Unlike the majority of the British police territorial forces, CNC officers are routinely armed while carrying out duties. CNC officers also operate the armament on board the ships of the company Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited,[6] which specialise in transporting spent nuclear fuel and reprocessed uranium on behalf of the British Nuclear Fuels organisation.[7] Such ships have an onboard escort of armed police.[8][9]
The uniform of the force is similar to that of forces in Scotland. This replaced the traditional Metropolitan Police style uniforms in July 2008.
[edit] Legal jurisdiction
CNC police officers have the same powers as regular forces, although the Energy Act 2004 sets out specfic powers available to the CNC.[10]
Along with conventional ones, the powers of a CNC Police Constable:[10]
- Physical presence at nuclear sites
- Physical presence within 5 km of the sites
- Presence at shipyards where it is appropriate to safeguard such materials
- Presence at any other place in order to safeguard nuclear material in transit
- Presence at every place where it is appropriate to pursue or detain subjects that have unlawfully removed or interfered with materials guarded by the CNC, or have been reasonably suspected of being guilty of doing so.
[edit] Locations
The CNC operates at a total of 16 sites in the United Kingdom. Of these, 6 are classed as Operational Units, where an ordinary police presence is maintained, while 9 are Support Units, which have an overt armed police presence.
- CNC Headquarters - Culham
- Operational Units
- Support Units
In 2007, the CNC adopted a structure similar to other police forces when it introduced three Basic Command Units, each headed by a Superintendent, based around the geographical locations it polices:
- BCU Scotland - responsible for nuclear sites in Scotland
- BCU North - responsible for nuclear sites in the north of England and Wales
- BCU South - responsible for nuclear sites in the south of England
[edit] Notes
^ The constabulary is established in Chapter 3 ('sections 51 - 71') of the Energy Act 2004. The act sets up the police authority and the position of Chief constable, defines the powers of members of the constabulary, mandates that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary must inspect the force and amends several other acts.
[edit] See also
- List of police forces in the United Kingdom
- Policing in the United Kingdom
- Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cnpa.police.uk/files/annual_report_2007-2008.pdf
- ^ "What's the Role of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary - Where Do They Work? - Civil Nuclear Constabulary". Cnc.police.uk. 2009-03-25. http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/what-do-the-cnc-do/whats-the-role-of-the-civil-nuclear-constabulary-where-do-they-work. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Structure - Civil Nuclear Constabulary". Cnc.police.uk. 2009-03-20. http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/who-are-the-cnc/structure. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
- ^ "What's the Background to the CNC Organisation? - Civil Nuclear Constabulary". Cnc.police.uk. http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/who-are-the-cnc/whats-the-background-to-the-cnc-organisation. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Our Role - Civil Nuclear Constabulary". Cnc.police.uk. 2009-03-20. http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/what-do-the-cnc-do/our-role. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
- ^ "PNTL Fleet". Pntl.co.uk. 1975-09-29. http://www.pntl.co.uk/pntl-fleet/. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Nuclear fuel ship docks in Japan". BBC. 27 September 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/458551.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-27.
- ^ Brown, Paul (20 January 1999). "Nuclear fuel ships to be armed with heavy guns". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1999/jan/20/paulbrown. Retrieved on 2008-08-27.
- ^ "UK British nuclear fuel ships armed". BBC. 8 July 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/389545.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-27.
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