The Home Office code of practice on police use of firearms in England and Wales stipulates "all force used must be reasonable in the circumstances". In Scottish law, a police officer is not entitled to discharge a firearm against a person unless the officer has reasona...
Sheriff, a senior executive officer in an English county or smaller area who performs a variety of administrative and judicial functions. Officers of this name also exist in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the United States. In England the office
Nonetheless, the Metropolitan Police Act was passed in 1829, establishing a force to patrol all of metropolitan London except the central City of London (the financial district). The Metropolitan Police Force (later called Metropolitan Police Service; commonly known as Metropolitan Police or Scotland ...