Special forces
Cathedral constables at York Minister got back their powers of arrest, which they had held from the 13th century until the 1930s. They will be allowed to carry batons and handcuffs. Other private police forces:
— British Transport Police, which is almost entirely funded by the rail industry, has 3,069 officers with similar powers to those of regular police.
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