The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c. 44) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, introduced by Sir Robert Peel, which established the Metropolitan Police.

Before the passing of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829, law enforcement among the general population in England was carried out by unpaid parish constables who were elected, and later …

The Metropolitan Police Act (1829) established the London Metropolitan Police Department, an organization that would become a model for future police departments in Great Britain, the …

The Metropolitan Police Force was founded in 1829. With responsibility for the majority of London, it became the country’s first professional police force to take a city-wide approach.

The 1829 Metropolitan Police Act established the Metropolitan Police in central London. They covered an area with a radius of seven miles from the centre of London and it was a radical...

Before 2000, the Metropolitan Police was under the authority of the Home Secretary, the only British territorial police force to be administered by central government. The Metropolitan …

Sir Robert Peel was responsible for the introduction of the Metropolitan Police (also known as the Met) in London in 1829. Peel had been considering how to reduce crime since 1822 and...

Metropolitan Police Act 1829, Introductory Text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future...

In 1828, another Commons inquiry reported in favour of a police force for London, and in 1829 Peel's Metropolitan Police Bill received parliamentary approval. The new Act established a full …

for the eventual legislative action that established commerce, progress in medicine, improved agricul- the Metropolitan Police and its development tural as a methods, and the Industrial …