Police cadets in the United Kingdom

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In the UK, Police Cadets are aged between 16 and 18. The Police Cadets gives the thes eyoune people a sense what it’s like to be a police officer. There are lots of Police Cadet schemes around the UK including: Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Great Manchester, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, London (the Metropolitan Police) South Yorkshire, Sussex and West Mercia.

METROPOLITAN POLICE

Twenty-four schemes: Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, North Lambeth, Redbridge, Richmond (including Hounslow), Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest & Westminster www.met.police.uk/cadets/index.htm

SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

Three schemes: Barnsley, Doncaster & Rotherham www.southyorks.police.uk

SUSSEX POLICE

Ten schemes: Brighton, Chichester,Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Forest, Hailsham, Police HQ (Lewes), Senlac, Shoreham & Worthing www.sussex.police.uk/recruitment/cadets.asp

WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY

One scheme: Telford www.westmercia.police.uk/1024/home.htm

BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE

Three schemes: Ampthill, Kempston & Luton www.bedfordshire.police.uk/bedfordshirepolice/cadet.htm Or call 01234 841 212 and ask for the Volunteering Development Manager, Community Action Department

DERBYSHIRE CONSTABULARY

Three schemes: Buxton, Chesterfield & Derby Buxton www.derbyshire.police.uk/youngspace/16.html www.derbyshire.police.uk/youngspace/15.html

GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE

One scheme: Wigan/Leigh www.gmp.police.uk

HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY

One scheme: Welwyn/Hatfield www.herts.police.uk

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE

Five schemes: Boston/Skegness, Bourne,Grantham, Lincoln & Louth www.lincs.police.uk/recruit/cadets/cadets.shtml


Departments

The following is a list of Police Departments that have cadet programs:

  • Avon and Somerset Constabulary - www.avonandsomerset.police.uk
  • Westminster Borough Police - www.met.police.uk/westminster
  • Strathclyde Police - Cadet Programme [www.strathclyde.police.uk]
  • Kingston Police Cadets - [www.younglivin.org.uk]
  • ESSEX POLICE: -- [www.essex.police.uk]
  • Surry -

History of the cadet system

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