Organization of the Police Service in GB

There are 52 police forces in Britain, mainly organized on a local basis: 43 in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and l (the Royal Ulster Constabulary) in Northern Ireland. The Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police Force are responsible for policing London.

In addition, the British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway network including the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway; the Ministry of Defense Police are responsible chiefly for the policing of military establishments in GB and the UK. Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary is responsible for policing nuclear establishments and for escorting nuclear material between establishments.

The police service is financed by central and local government.

Each force has volunteer special constables who perform police duties in their spare time, without pay, acting in support of regular officers.

Police forces are maintained in England and Wales by local police authorities. The Home Secretary is responsible for London's Metropolitan Police Service. The police authorities in Scotland are the regional. The Royal Ulster Constabulary is responsible to a police authority appointed by the Secretary of state for Northern Ireland.

London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner are subordinated and appointed on the recommendation of the Home Secretary.

Police officers are not allowed to join a trade union or to go on strike.

Lexica- grammatical exercises

ІІІ. Give English equivalents for the following word combinations.

- міська лондонська поліцейська служба

- відповідати за що- небуть

- керівництво поліції

- виконувати поліцейські обов’язки

- діяти в підтримку поліції

- дозволяти

- міністерство внутрішніх справ Британії

- призначати

- виконувати функції

- вступати до профспілки

IV.Make up questions to the text as a plan.

V.Explain the meanings of the following words.

- establishments

- policing

- authorities

- without pay

- force

- escorting

VI.Translate into English.

1. B нашій країні існує розгалужена залізнична мережа. 2. Міністерство Оборони видало указ про новий призов до Збройних сил. 3. У світі накопичена велика кількість ядерної зброї. 4. Ця організація фінансує Благодійний фонд. 5. Вони вказали на основні моменти в плані. 6. Я тобі не дозволяю діяти таким чином. 7. Страйки виступають ефективною зброєю для досягнення цілі.