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TitleCambridgeshire Special Constabulary
DescriptionIn 1831 the Special Constables Act gave Justices of the Peace the power to conscript men as Special Constables to combat riots and social unrest. By the early 1860s regular paid police forces had formed throughout England and Wales, lessening the need for the volunteer constabulary. The Special Constables Act of 1914 recreated the volunteer force for the duration of World War One. The law proved so successful that it led to another act in 1923, continuing the Special Constabulary. The Police Act of 1964 established the Special Constabulary in its present form, and gave Chief Constables the power to appoint and manage Specials.

(From Cambridgeshire Constabulary website at http://www.cambs.police.uk/recruitment/specials/history.asp)
Date1926-1976
CreatorNameCambridgeshire Special Constabulary
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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