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  2. Security vetting in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Vetting is usually carried out by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), a department within the Cabinet Office. [ 3] UKSV was created in January 2017 by combining DBS National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) and FCDO Services National Security Vetting (FCDOS NSV). [ 3] This change was an outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.

  3. Disclosure and Barring Service - Wikipedia

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    www .gov .uk /dbs. The Disclosure and Barring Service ( DBS) is a non-departmental public body of the Home Office of the United Kingdom. The DBS enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially involving children or ...

  4. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    e. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [nb 1] Most law enforcement duties are carried out by those who hold the office of police constable of a territorial police force . As of 2021, there were 39 territorial police ...

  5. Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The international vehicle registration code for the United Kingdom is UK.[2] Prior to 28 September 2021, it was GB.[3] The specification of plates incorporating the UK code was created by the British Number Plate Manufacturers Association, and is seen as the default design by the Department for Transport. [4]

  6. Automatic number-plate recognition in the United Kingdom

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    The London congestion charge scheme uses two hundred and thirty cameras and ANPR to help monitor vehicles in the charging zone. In 2005, the Independent reported that by the following year, the majority of roads, urban cetres, London's congestion charge zone, [6] ports and petrol station forecourts will have been covered by CCTV camera networks using automatic number plate recognition.

  7. Police National Computer - Wikipedia

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    The Police National Computer ( PNC) is a database used by law enforcement organisations across the United Kingdom and other non-law enforcement agencies. Originally developed in the early 1970s, PNC1 went 'live' in 1974, providing UK police forces with online access to the lost/stolen vehicle database. The vehicle owners application quickly ...

  8. Criminal Investigation Department - Wikipedia

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    Criminal Investigation Department. The Criminal Investigation Department ( CID) is the branch of a police force to which most plainclothes detectives belong in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth nations. A force's CID is distinct from its Special Branch (though officers of both are entitled to the rank prefix "Detective").

  9. Police ranks of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcementin the United Kingdom. Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organisations. [1] The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organisation, [2] and affects the culture within the police force. [3] Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.