Special Patrol Group (RUC)
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This article is about the Royal Ulster Constabulary unit. For the London Metropolitan Police unit, see Special Patrol Group.
The Special Patrol Group (SPG) of the Royal Ulster Constabulary was a tactical reserve of 310 officers which had the role: "to provide support to divisional policing both uniform and CID, to police interface areas at times of civil unrest, and to do so in a disciplined way. The Special Patrol Group was preceded by the Reserve Force, the name was changed to Special Patrol Group in 1970 to mirror the introduction of the Metropolitan Special Patrol Group and to avoid confusion between the Reserve Force and the newly formed RUC Reserve.[1]
Quick Facts Royal Ulster Constabulary, Abbreviation ...
Royal Ulster Constabulary | |
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Abbreviation | RUC |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 June 1922 |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 4 November 2001 |
Superseding agency | Police Service of Northern Ireland |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Northern Ireland, UK |
Operations jurisdiction | Northern Ireland, UK |
Map of Royal Ulster Constabulary's jurisdiction | |
Size | 13,843 km2 (5,345 sq mi) |
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