List of United Kingdom uniformed services

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Theservices listed here are national, regional, local, recognised, emergency, public-serving, military and educational and support services.

Members generally wear uniform, with distinct insignia so they can be identified in their distinct role. Rank structures are similar and similarities can be found between services. Some services may overlap and some may carry out similar duties.[1]

National Uniformed Services[]

British Armed Forces[]

  1. Her Majesty's Naval Service
    1. Royal Navy
    2. Royal Marines
    3. Royal Fleet Auxiliary
    4. Royal Naval Reserve
    5. Royal Marines Reserve
    6. Naval Careers Service
  2. British Army
  3. Royal Air Force (RAF)

Civil Uniformed Services[]

  1. Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) - civilian shipping
  2. Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Guarding MoD land and establishments

Law Enforcement[]

  1. Ministry of Defence Police
  2. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
  3. Border Force
  4. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
  5. National Crime Agency (Limited powers in Northern Ireland)
  6. Royal Military Police (Part of the British Army)
  7. Royal Air Force Police (Part of the Royal Air Force)
  8. Royal Navy Police (Part of the Royal Naval Service)
    1. Royal Marines Police
  9. Military Provost Guard Service (Part of the British Army)
  10. Water Baliffs
  11. Civil Enforcement Officer
  12. Environmental Enforcement Officer (Employed by local councils)

Fire and Rescue Services[]

  1. Defence Fire and Rescue Service
  2. Various Airport Firefighting and Rescue Services

Healthcare and Medical Services[]

  1. British Red Cross

Rescue and Support Services[]

  1. British Red Cross
  2. Her Majesty's Coastguard
  3. National Coastwatch Institution
  4. Royal National Lifeboat Institution
  5. Royal Voluntary Service
  6. Mines Rescue Service
  7. Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (Part of the Royal Air Force)
  8. The Salvation Army

Uniformed Youth Organisation[]

  1. Army Cadet Force (ACF)
  2. Air Training Corps (ATC)
  3. Sea Cadet Corps (SCC)
  4. Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
  5. Volunteer Cadet Corps (VCF)
    1. Royal Naval Volunteer Cadet Corps (RN VCC)
    2. Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps (RM VCC)
  6. The Scout Association
  7. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association
  8. Girlguiding (GG)
  9. Boys' Brigade (BB)

Uniformed services of England[]

Police and law enforcement[]

Territorial police forces[]

  1. Metropolitan Police Service (MPS, or 'The Met')
  2. City of London Police
  3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary
  4. Bedfordshire Police
  5. Cambridgeshire Constabulary
  6. Cheshire Constabulary
  7. Cleveland Police
  8. Cumbria Constabulary
  9. Derbyshire Constabulary
  10. Devon and Cornwall Police
  11. Dorset Police
  12. Durham Constabulary
  13. Essex Police
  14. Gloucestershire Constabulary
  15. Hampshire Constabulary
  16. Hertfordshire Constabulary
  17. Humberside Police
  18. Kent Police
  19. Lancashire Constabulary[2]
  20. Leicestershire Police
  21. Lincolnshire Police
  22. Greater Manchester Police (GMP)
  23. West Mercia Police
  24. Merseyside Police[2]
  25. West Midlands Police
  26. Norfolk Constabulary
  27. Northamptonshire Police
  28. Northumbria Police
  29. Nottinghamshire Police
  30. Staffordshire Police
  31. Suffolk Constabulary
  32. Surrey Police
  33. Sussex Police
  34. Thames Valley Police (TVP)
  35. Warwickshire Police
  36. Wiltshire Police
  37. North Yorkshire Police
  38. South Yorkshire Police
  39. West Yorkshire Police

Parks police[]

  1. Epping Forest Keepers
  2. Hampstead Heath Constabulary
  3. Hillingdon Parks Patrol Service
  4. Kew Constabulary
  5. Wandsworth Parks and Events Police

Cathedral constables[]

  1. Canterbury Cathedral Close Constables
  2. Chester Cathedral Constables
  3. Liverpool Cathedral Constables
  4. York Minster Police

Ports police[]

  1. Port of Bristol Police
  2. Port of Dover Police
  3. Falmouth Docks Police
  4. Port of Felixstowe Police
  5. Port of Portland Police
  6. Port of Liverpool Police
  7. Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Harbour Police
  8. Port of Tilbury Police

Other police forces[]

  1. Border Force
  2. British Transport Police (BTP)
  3. Cambridge University Constabulary
  4. Mersey Tunnels Police

Other enforcement agencies[]

  1. Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS)
  2. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  3. Environment Agency (EA)
  4. Forestry Commission
  5. National Highways traffic officers
  6. Her Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS)

Fire and rescue services[]

  1. Avon Fire and Rescue Service
  2. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
  3. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
  4. Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
  5. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
  6. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
  7. Cleveland Fire Brigade
  8. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service
  9. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
  10. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
  11. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
  12. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
  13. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
  14. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
  15. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
  16. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service
  17. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
  18. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
  19. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service
  20. Kent Fire and Rescue Service
  21. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
  22. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
  23. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
  24. London Fire Brigade (LFB)
  25. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
  26. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
  27. West Midlands Fire Service
  28. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
  29. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
  30. Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service
  31. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
  32. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
  33. Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service
  34. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
  35. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
  36. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
  37. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
  38. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
  39. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
  40. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
  41. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service
  42. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
  43. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
  44. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and medical services[]

National Health Service (NHS)[]

  1. London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  2. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  3. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  4. West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
  5. North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
  6. North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  7. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
  8. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
  9. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
  10. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  11. NHS Blood and Transplant Blood Donation

Charity and voluntary aid services[]

  1. British Red Cross
  2. St John Ambulance England
  3. British Association for Immediate Care
  4. Freewheelers Emergency Volunteer Service
  5. Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers
  6. Hatzalah (London, Gateshead, and Manchester)
  7. Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes
  8. Salvation Army
  9. Severn Freewheelers Emergency Volunteer Service
  10. Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes
Air ambulances[]
  1. The Air Ambulance Service
  2. Magpas Air Ambulance
  3. London's Air Ambulance Charity
  4. Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust
  5. Devon Air Ambulance Trust
  6. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
  7. East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA)
  8. Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust
  9. Great North Air Ambulance Service
  10. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
  11. Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
  12. Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
  13. Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
  14. North West Air Ambulance
  15. Thames Valley Air Ambulance
  16. Wiltshire Air Ambulance
  17. Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Rescue and support services[]

  1. Mountain Rescue England and Wales
  2. British Cave Rescue Council
  3. National Coastwatch Institution
  4. RAF Mountain Rescue Service (RAFMRS)
  5. 4x4 Response
  6. Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol
  7. Bay Search and Rescue
  8. Severn Area Rescue Association
  9. Blyth Rescue
  10. Cleethorpse Rescue Service
  11. Coast Medic
  12. Duddon Inshore Rescue
  13. Felixstowe Coast Patrol
  14. Haverrig Inshore Rescue Team
  15. Hayling Island Rescue
  16. Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service
  17. Hornsea Rescue
  18. Humber Rescue
  19. Lancaster Area Search and Rescue
  20. Maryport Inshore Rescue
  21. Pourtsmouth and Southsea Voluntary Lifeguards
  22. Ryde Inshore Rescue Service
  23. Solent Rescue
  24. Southport Offshore Rescue Trust
  25. Ulverston Inshore Rescue
  26. York Rescue Boat

Lifeboats[]

  1. Boulmer Volunteer Rescue Service
  2. Burnham Area Rescue Boat
  3. Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service
  4. Folkestone Rescue
  5. Freshwater Independent Lifeboat
  6. Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue
  7. Hamble Lifeboat
  8. Hope Cove Life Boat
  9. Mundesley Volunteer Inshore Lifeboat
  10. Pett Level Independent Rescue Boat
  11. Runswick Bay Rescue Boat
  12. Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Service
  13. Sea Palling Independent Lifeboat
  14. Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat

Uniformed youth organisations[]

  1. Volunteer Police Cadets
  2. Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets
  3. United Kingdom Fire Cadets
  4. St John Ambulance England Cadets
  5. European Scout Federation

Uniformed Services of Wales[]

Law Enforcement[]

  1. Dyfed-Powys Police (Heddlu Dyfed Powys)
  2. Gwent Police (Heddlu Gwent)
  3. North Wales Police (Heddlu Gogledd Cymru)
  4. South Wales Police (Heddlu De Cymru)
  5. British Transport Police
  6. Ministry of Defence Guard Service
  7. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  8. Vale of Glamorgan Council Enforcement Officers
  9. Welsh Government Traffic Officers

Fire and Rescue Services[]

  1. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
  2. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
  3. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and Medical Services[]

National Health Service[]

  1. Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  2. Welsh Blood Service
  3. Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service Cyrmu (Funded by Welsh Government, run with Wales Air Ambulance)

Charity and Voluntary Aid Services[]

  1. St John Ambulance Cymru
  2. British Association for Immediate Care
  3. Blood Bikes Wales
  4. Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust

Rescue and Support Services[]

  1. Mountain Rescue England and Wales
  2. British Cave Rescue Council
  3. 4x4 Response
  4. Severn Area Rescue Association
  5. Ferryside Inshore Rescue
  6. Loughour Inshore Rescue

Uniformed Youth Organisations[]

  1. Volunteer Police Cadets
  2. United Kingdom Fire Cadets
  3. St John Ambulance Cymru Cadets

Uniformed Services of Scotland[]

Law Enforcement[]

  1. Police Scotland
  2. Scottish Prison Service
  3. British Transport Police
  4. Ministry of Defence Guard Service
  5. Scottish Environment Protection Agency
  6. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Fire and Rescue Services[]

  1. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and Medical Services[]

National Health Service[]

  1. Scottish Ambulance Service (Includes Scottish Air Ambulance)
  2. Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Charity and Voluntary Aid Services[]

  1. St Andrew's First Aid
  2. St John Scotland (Limited operation)
  3. British Association for Immediate Care Scotland
  4. Scottish Emergency Rider Volunteer Service
  5. Blood Bikes Scotland
  6. Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

Rescue and Support Services[]

  1. Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland
  2. British Cave Rescue Council
  3. 4x4 Response
  4. East Sutherland Rescue Association
  5. Glasgow Humane Society Lifeboat
  6. Loch Lomond Rescue Boat
  7. Nith Inshore Rescue
  8. Port William Inshore Rescue Services
  9. St Abbs Lifeboat

Uniformed Youth Organisations[]

  1. Police Scotland Youth Volunteers
  2. St Andrew's First Aid Cadets

Uniformed Services of Northern Ireland[]

Law Enforcement[]

  1. Police Service of Northern Ireland
  2. Belfast Harbour Police
  3. Belfast International Airport Constabulary
  4. Northern Ireland Prison Service
  5. Northern Ireland Security Guard Service
  6. Northern Ireland Environment Agency
  7. Forest Service Northern Ireland
  8. Driver and Vehicle Agency

Fire and Rescue Services[]

  1. Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and Medical Services[]

National Health Service[]

  1. Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust
  2. Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

Charity and Voluntary Aid Services[]

  1. St John Ambulance Northern Ireland
  2. Community Rescue Service Blood Bikes
  3. British Association for Immediate Care Northern Ireland
  4. Air Ambulance Northern Ireland

Rescue and Support Services[]

  1. Mourne Mountain Rescue
  2. North West Mountain Rescue
  3. Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (Shared with the Republic of Ireland)
  4. Community Rescue Service
  5. Foyle Search and Rescue
  6. Lagan Search and Rescue
  7. Lough Neagh Rescue
  8. Search and Rescue Dogs Association Ireland North
  9. Sky Watch

Uniformed Youth Organisations[]

  1. United Kingdom Fire Cadets
  2. St John Ambulance Northern Ireland Cadets

Defunct[]

Some uniformed services were formed at times of national emergency and have since been disbanded and/or replaced. Other agencies have been superseded/merged.

Civil[]

See also[]

  • British Armed Forces
  • Law enforcement in the United Kingdom

References[]

  1. ^ "Emergency and uniform services | Explore careers".
  2. ^ a b Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside participate in a partnership called the North West Motorway Police Group

External links[]

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