Metropolitan Police Act 1829

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The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 is the landmark British law that established the first modern, professional police force for London, laying the foundation for contemporary policing in the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
police legislation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New Police Act ⓘ
Peel’s Act ⓘ
appliesTo County of Middlesex ⓘ
Metropolitan Police District ⓘ
parts of Essex ⓘ
parts of Kent ⓘ
parts of Surrey ⓘ
associatedWith Sir Robert Peel ⓘ
linked to: Robert Peel
country United Kingdom ⓘ
created Metropolitan Police Force ⓘ
Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
defines duties of police officers in the Metropolitan Police ⓘ
powers of constables in the Metropolitan Police ⓘ
structure of the Metropolitan Police Force ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
establishedOffice Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis ⓘ
excludes City of London ⓘ
historicalSignificance first modern professional police force in Britain ⓘ
foundation of modern policing in the United Kingdom ⓘ
inspired development of modern police forces worldwide ⓘ
subsequent police legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
introducedBy Robert Peel ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
locationOfForce London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
longTitle An Act for improving the Police in and near the Metropolis ⓘ
numberOfCommissioners 2 ⓘ
partiallyRepealedBy Metropolitan Police Act 1839 ⓘ
subsequent Metropolitan Police Acts ⓘ
providesFor appointment of Metropolitan Police constables ⓘ
funding of the Metropolitan Police through local rates ⓘ
regulation of police uniforms and equipment ⓘ
purpose to establish a professional police force for London ⓘ
to improve public order in and near the metropolis ⓘ
to prevent crime and disorder ⓘ
region Metropolis of London ⓘ
linked to: Central London
relatedConcept Peelian principles ⓘ
repealedBy Police Act 1964 ⓘ
royalAssent 1829-06-19 ⓘ
shortTitle Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
sponsor Robert Peel ⓘ
subjectMatter crime prevention ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
public order ⓘ
yearOfAct 1829 ⓘ

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Robert Peel → created → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
Metropolitan Police Service → legalBasis → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
Metropolitan Police Act 1829 → shortTitle → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
Metropolitan Police Act 1829 → longTitle → An Act for improving the Police in and near the Metropolis ⓘ
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Metropolitan Police Act 1829 → partiallyRepealedBy → Metropolitan Police Act 1839 ⓘ
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Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police → legalBasis → Metropolitan Police Acts ⓘ
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Metropolitan Police Service → legalBasis → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
subject linked to: the Met
Metropolitan Police District → legalBasis → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis → createdBy → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
New Police Act → hasFormalName → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ
New Police Act → shortName → Metropolitan Police Act ⓘ
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New Police Act → followedBy → Metropolitan Police Act 1839 ⓘ
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Sir Charles Rowan → notableWork → Establishment and organization of the Metropolitan Police ⓘ
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Met Police → foundingLegislation → Metropolitan Police Act 1829 ⓘ