112 new insignia pictures added, 58 better insignia pictures added, 6 new photos added, 1 better police box photo replaced, 1 insignia picture deleted, 4 general photos deleted (for space).
Front, Introduction and Conditions pages slightly amended.
New force discovered (Torquay District Polive) (see under "Other Known Town Police"); added to indexes plus artists impression new picture of button).
Index - first page amended to ..."(All Forces in this book):" & other small changes.
Accrington; (E-19) 1 new insignia picture added (QVC coa wm hp - another version). Moved 2 photographs from E-19 to E-22.
Bacup; (E-38) 1 new insignia picture added (KC SC lapel badge).
Barrow; (E-60) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QVC coa oval garter hp) and 1 new insignia picture added (wm coa collar/shoulder badge).
Bedford Borough; (E-86) 1 new insignia picture added (KC chromed wreath).
Bedfordshire; (E-1441) 21 new insignias picture added (Circular PMS lapel badge and KC SC cap badge with extra SC).
Bedfordshire; (E-1444) ex-cc Boutcher (retired 2019) became CC Police Service of Northern Ireland on 12 October 2023.
Birkenhead; (E-111) 1 better insignia picture replaced (first aid badge).
Blackpool; (E-145) 1 better insignia picture replaced (pre-1905 seal button).
Blackpool; (E-145) 1 new insignia picture added (coa collar badge pre-1905)
Blackpool; (E-146) 1 better insignia picture replaced (black star KC hp).
Bootle; (E-169) 1 new insignia picture (1897 Diamond Jubilee medal) and moved 1 photograph from E-169 to E-167.
Boston; (E-179) 1 better insignia picture replaced (old coa wm button).
Bradford; (E-197) 1 new insignia picture (Bravery medal).
Brighton; (E-218) moved photo from E-219 to 218 and deleted 2 general scene photos; (E-219)1 new insignia picture added (NC coa SILVER cap/kepi badge); (E-223) deleted photo of 1965 Police HQ and added 1 new insignia picture (medal, both sides).
Brighton; (E-221) 1 new insignia picture added (KC 'bp' lapel badge).
Buckinghamshire; (E-1463) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa wm collar) and (E-1465) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC coa black hp).
Cambridge; (E-264) 1 better insignia picture replaced (medal).
Cambridgeshire; (E-1477) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC coa SC cap badge).
Chesterfield; (E-298) 1 better insignia picture replaced (old coa wm button)?
Chepping Wycombe; (E-1387) 1 better insignia picture replaced (older KC hp).
Cornwall; (E-1529) 1 new insignia picture (KC WAPC lapel pin) and 1 better insignia picture replaced (circular coa 1915 SC).
Derbyshire; (E-1465-6) 1 new insignia picture added (KC SC cap badge) 1 better insignia picture replaced moved from 1565 to 1566 (KC SC lapel badge).
Devon and Cornwall; (E-1581) 1 better insginia picture replaced (QC ER2 insp cap badge), 1 new insignia picture added (CSO breast patch).
Devonport; (E-383) 1 new insignia picture added (black coa hp).
Dewsbury; (E-393) 1 new insignia picture added (Police and Fire brigade medal).
Doncaster; (E-396, E-399 and E-400) first names of first chief, 1 better insignia picture replaced (wm wreath coa kepi badge) and 2 new insignia picture added (SC badges),
Dover; (E-411) 1 new insignia picture added (KC SC lapel badge).
Dorset; (E-1622) 1 better insignia picture replaced (Traffic Warden cap badge) and 1 new insignia picture added (QC CSO cap badge (second version?).
Dorset and Bournemouth; (E-1605) 1 better insginia picture replaced (QC ER2 insp cap badge).
Durham City; (E-429) SC medal added some detail.
Durham Cst; (E-1626) 1 new insignia picture added (QC coa snr offr SILVER cap badge).
Durham Cst; (E-1630 and 1631) New chief constable appointed.
Durham County; (E-1642) 1 better insignia picture replaced (First aid badge)
lapel badge) and (E-1643) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa snr offr SILVER cap badge).
East Sussex; (E-1673); 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC coa black hp).
Essex; (E-1687) 1 new insignia picture added (KC War Reserve lapel badge).
Gloucestershire; (E-1707) 2 new insginia picture added (QC ER2 SILVER snr ofr cap badge and small enamelled special constable lapel badge).
Great Yarmouth; (E-522) 1 new insignia picture added (QC vlack button).
Greater Manchester; (E-1722-3) Moved 1 picture (helmet) from E-1723 to 1722 and 2 new insignia picture added (QC breast badge SC version and KC C3 warrant card badge). Plus added 1 new photograph (KC CR3 helmet) to E-1724 (and moved to insignia pictures to E-1722.
Grimsby; (E-509) 1 probably more accurate insignia picture replaced (NC Hull like hp); (E-512 and 3) move 1 insignia picture to 512 and 1 new insignia picture added (SC gilt badge).
Hampshire; (E-1743 and 1749) new name from 2022, and 1 new insignia picture added (Marine Unit cloth patch).
Hampshire Constabulary; (E-1746) name change to Hampshire and Isle of Wight and new logo picture by PCC name change marked on Wednesday 16 November 2022.
Hanley; (E-545) 1 new insignia picture added (coa collar badge).
Hartlepool; (E-550) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC star coa hp).
Hastings; (E-560 and 561) 1 new insignia picture added (coa cap badge - added to collar badges picture) and moved some other pictures.
Huddersfield; (E-594) 1 better insignia picture replaced (first aid).
Humberside; (E-1780) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC ER2 chrome/enamal star badge) and (E-1777) new chief constable appointed.
Hythe; (E-621) 1 new insignia picture added (borough arms button).
Kendal; (E-637 and E-638) 2 new insignia pictures (KC oval helmet plates, blackened and chromed or nickel plated).
Kent (47 on); (E-1827) 1 new insignia picture (QC coa SC lapel badge) and (E-1830) 1 new insignia picture added (CSO star cap badge). Plus E-1824 name of chief corrected.
Lancashire; (E-1843) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa blackened wreath hp) and move some insignia pictures fromE1843 to 1842.
Lancashire; (E-1844) 1 better insignia picture replaced (First aid badge).
Lancashire; (E-1858) new chief constable appointed.
Leeds; (E-695) 1 new insignia picture added (KC 1916 snr grade SC lapel badge) and rearranged insignia pictures on E-683,694 and 695.
Leeds; (E-682) 1 new insignia picture added (COA wm hp NOT VOIDED) plus moved some pictures to 680.
Leicester and Rutland; (E-1866) 1 better insginia picture replaced (QC ER2 insp cap badge).
Leicester City; (E-696 and 697) two new insignia pictures added (KC SILVER coat of arms cap badge snr officers and KC wyvern snr officer collar). Moved two helmet pictures from E-697 to 696.
Leiceter City; (E-700) 1 new insignia picture (KC "LSC" SC lapel badge).
Lincolnshire; (E-1899) new chief constable.
Lincolnshire; (E-1902 and 1904) 2 new insignia picture added (volunteer police cadet breat patch and older police cadet shoulder patch).
Liverpool; (E-731) 1 insignia picture replaced with better one (1851 Order of Merit)
Liverpool; (E-734) 1 better insignia picture replaced (NC coa star insp cap b).
London (City); (E-316). Cmmr McLaren retired on medical grounds.
Manchester and Sa;ford; (E-788) 1 new insignia picture added (QC ER2 snr offr SILVER cap badge).
Metropolitan; (E-853) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC GR5 Supt. hp).
Middlesbrough; (E-871) 2 new insignia picture added (NC coa brass and white metal badge). Rearranged pictures E-870 and 871.
Monmouthshire; (E-1923) 1 new insignia picture added (QVC buckle).
Newport (Mon); (E-911, 914 and 915) Moved photo from 914 to 911; moved 2 pictures from 915 to 914 and 1 new insignia picture added to 915 (KC wreath coa hp not to scale). Plus (E-916) 1 new insignia picture added (coa collar badge).
Newport (Mon); (E-916) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa chromed wreath hp SHOWN AT 3/4 SIZE due to space available). Moved 1 picture to E-917.
Norfolk; (E-1929) 1 new insignia picture added (KC snr offr SILVER cap badge) and (E-1939) 2 new photographs (firearms officer special headgear courtesy of Mike Brown).
Norfolk Joint; (E-1942) 1 new insignia picture added (QC SILVER snr offr cap badge) plus 1 better insignia picture (QC chromed insp cap badge) and move a insignia picture on 1942 and 1.
North Riding; (E-1946) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa wm wraeth hp) and moved 1 insignia picture to next page.
North Yorks; (E-1954) new chief constable.
Northampton and County; (E-1963) 1 better insginia picture replaced (QC coa insp cap badge).
Northamtonshire; (E-1980) 1 new insignia picture added (QC coa Special Constable cap badge).
Northamptonshire; (E-1976-77) chief constable dismissed.
Northumbria; (E-1999) 1 new insignia picture added (QC SILVER snr offr cap badge) and move a insignia picture from 1999 to 2000.
Norwich; (E-935) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa black oval hp) and mmove buckle picture to 934 plus delete 1 photo on 935.
Norwich; (E-936) 1 new insignia picture added (Merit star badge).
Norwich; (E-935 and 939) 1 new insignia picture added (KC blackened coa hp).
Nottinghamshire; (E-2010) 1 new insignia picture added (wm QVC wreath hp) and 1 better insignia replaced (black QVC wreath hp) plus moved 3 button insignia pictures to E-2011.
Nottinghamshire Combined; (E-2005) 1 new insiginia picture added (QC ER2 insp cap badge with closed "R" - and note about different versions of these and whether one is a reproduction).
Nottingham Pol (E-2024) 2 new insignia picture (KC CR3 warrant card badge and patch).
Oldham; (E-961) 1 new insignia picture added (KC SC "section commander' lapel badge).
Oxford City; (E-974) 1 new insignia picture added (KC snr offr SILVER cap badge).
Oxfordshire; (E-2030, E-2032 and E-2033) 3 better insignia picture replaced (KC number black small star hp, KC coa cap badge and QC cap badge).
Peterborough; (E-991) 1 new insignia picture added (KC SC lapel badge).
Plymouth; (E-997) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QVC coa button) and (E-999) 1 new insignia picture added (KC coa SILVER snr ofr cap badge).
Preston; (E-1025) 1 new insignia picture added (coa collar badge wm).
Ramsgate; (E-1034) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC coa black star hp).
Rochdale; (E-1062, 1064-5) 1 new insignia picture added (QC blackened coa hp) and 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC ER SILVER hallmarked senior officer cap badge, QC coa insp cap badge) and 1914 Honorary Special Constable lapel badge). Rearranged some insignia pictures.
Rotherham; (E-1081) 1 insignia picture replaced with better on (KC GR6 insp cap badge).
Saint Albans; (E-1093) 1 new photograph (inspector in about 1934).
Saint Helens; (E-1105) 1 new insignia picture added (circular SC lapel badge additional filt?).
Sheffield; (E-1155) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC large wm hp) and (E-1158) 1 photo replaced with better one (later police box).
Sheffield; (E-1151 to E-1160) deleted 2 photographs (for space), moved various insignia pictures, added 2 new insignia pictures added (KC chromed star numbered hp and QC blackened star hp) and 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC coa black star numbered hp).
Shropshire; (E-2058) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC coa blackened hp).
Somerset; (E-2066) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QVC wm button).
Somerset and Bath; (E-2060 and 2081) 1 new insignia picture added (snr ofr tunic lapel badge) and moved helmet picture.
South Yorks; (E-2081) 1 new insignia picture added (CSO cap badge additional/another version) and (E-2078) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC star enam cap badge). Plus 2 new insignia pictures added (QC chrome enamel hp variations) and blank page taken up.
Southend; (E-1195) 1 new insignia picture added (KC GR6 insp cap badge).
Staffordshire; (E-2091) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC vhrome buckle).
Staffordshire Police; (E-2100) 1 new insignia picture added (all chrome QC hp) and (E-2102) 1 new insignia picture added (KC CR3 chrome cap badge).
Stamford; (E-1220) 1 new insignia picture added (QVC wm button).
Stockport; (E-1228) 1 new insignia picture added (QC black hp) and rearrange pictures on pages 1226, 1227, and 1228.
Stockport; (E-1228-9)) 1 new insignia picture added (QC blackened wreath (newer coa) hp) and moved 2 insignia pictures from 1228 to 1229.
Stoke on Trent; (E-1235) 1 new insignia picture added (coa bullion cap badge)
Suffolk; (E-2112) 1 new insignia picture added (CSO cap badge, another version).
Truro; (E-1280) 1 better insignia picture replaced (coa wm button).
Warrington; (E-1331 and 1329) 1 new insignia picture added (coa wm hp) and SC lapel badge moved to E-1330 3 better insginia picture replaced (QC coa insp cap badge, KC black hp and KC insp cap badge).
Warwickshire; (E-2169) 1 new insignia picture added (KC SC lapel badge).
Warwickshire; (E-2168 and E-2170) 2 new insignia pictures added (KC wm/chrome UK coat of arms wreath and QC coa insp cap badge).
West Mercia; (E-2181-2) chief resigns and proposed new one withdraws.
West Riding; (E-2211) 1 better insginia picture replaced (KC SC lapel badge).
West Suffolk; (E-2219) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC insp cap badge)
West Yorkshire Cst; (E-2234) 1 new insignia picture added (QC ER2 snr offr SILVER cap badge).
Weymouth; (E-1340) 1 better insginia picture replaced (Tudor or Maritime Crown wm shako/hp).
Wiltshire; (E-2266) - 1 new photo added (showing big cap badge badge on helmet) and Helmet picture moved to E-2267.
Worcestershire; (E-2281) 1 new insignia picture added (PAMS arm band).
Updated all 43 territorial forces workforce figures (plus BTP) as per Home Office figures released on 24 July 2024.
Updated Special Constabulary section with 2024 workforce figures.
Updated Glossary with 2024 workforce figures for Police Staff, central service,, National Crime Agency, PCSO's.
Wales:-
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Anglesey; (W-9) 1 new insignia picture added (KC star coa insp cap badge).
Cardiff; (W-30-1) 1 better insginia picture replaced (QC coa chrome hp now at full size) and rearranged some insignia pictures.
Denbighshire; (W-67) 1 new insignia picture added (coa collars) and 1 better insignia picture replaced (QC coa insp cap badge).
Dyfed-Powys; (W-76) 1 new insignia picture added (Traffic Warden triangular patch).
Gwent; (W-100) 1 new insignia picture added (QC ER2 chrome/enamel star hp) and (W-98) chief constable announces she will retire in 2024.
Montgomery; (W-134) 1 better insignia picture replaced (KC coa black hp).
Swansea; (W-184) 1 better insignia picture replaced (NC large hp).
Islands:-
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States of Jersey; (H-17) delete NC Special Constable lapel - see Guernsey H-8 (Jersey had no specials). Info courtesy of Mike Brown.
Isle of Man Harbours; (H-33) 1 new insignia picture added (QC cap badge).
Updated to 2024 (note: Isle of Man Airport Security disbanded in 2019)
Non HO forces:-
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Updated to 2024 - various current forces.
BTC Police; (O-223, 4, 5) QC BR logo cap badge, dates used (1961 to 1963) and 1 new insignia picture (QC BR hp (larger logo) courtesy of Mike Brown).
BTC Police (0-225) 1 new insignia picture added (QC BR logo SILVER snr ofr cap badge).
BTP; (O-235) 1 new insignia picture added (Comm Support cap badge).
Cathedral (O-17); 2 new insignia pictures added(Canterbury Close Constables 2 patches). Slight changes to O-39.
Chester Cathedral; ceased in 2022.
Falmouth Docks; (O-74 and 77) 1 new insignia picture added (star cap badge).
Hampstead Heath; (O-182) 1 new insignia picture added (SC square patch).
London Markets; (O-154) 1 new insignia picture added (coa black button).
London and Saint Katherine Docks; (O-87) 1 better insignia picture replaced (QVC hp) and 1 new insignia picture added (button).
Port of Bristol; (O-97) 1 better insignia picture replaced (coa cap badge),
Port of London A Police; (O-120) 1 better insignia picture replaced (War Reserve coa lapel badge).
Race Course; (O-) 2 new insignia pictures added (wm "RCP" plain button and hp) and a bit more information.
UK AEA; (O-28) 1 new insignia picture added (NC gilt and enamel cap badge pre-1976). Also rearranged badges on pages O-28, 29 amd 30.
York Minster; (O-41) 1 new insignia picture added (shoulder epaulette Queens Crown).