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[–] 7 points 9 months ago* (8 children)

what part of the UK is federal ? is that a system UK has adopted anywhere else ?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    This is the bit that makes no sense to me. Wouldn't a UK version of an FBI just be... the police?

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Scotland Yard is more commonly known these days as the Metropolitan Police, or the Met, who per the name handle policing in the London metropolitan area, but they do also handle national tasks like counterterrorism and protection of the royals. They're the closest thing to the FBI in the UK right now.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Most of Greater London. The City of London has its own police.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Why do the anglos always have exceptions for exceptions? The sheriff of this, the city of that, the tiny island that isn't part of the country.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Why do the anglos always have exceptions for exceptions?

    History and a preference for not reopening awkward compromises until they become really really annoying. Except one.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Nope because different police are organized for different jurisdictions.

    The jurisdictions generally correspond to counties, though some counties pool their resources and share a single police authority between them.

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