The Barbados Police Service | |
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Abbreviation | TBPS |
Motto | To serve, protect and reassure |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1835 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Barbados, West Indies |
Governing body | Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs (Barbados) |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Barbados Police Headquarters Roebuck Street, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | |
www.barbadospolice.gov.bb |
The Barbados Police Service (BPS), previously called the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), is the law enforcement agency in Barbados, as established under the Police Act, Cap. 167.[1] Richard Boyce is currently Commissioner of the Police.
The BPS is divided into five operational divisions: the Northern Division, Southern Division, Bridgetown Division, Criminal Investigations Division and Operations Support Division. These are supported by the Administrative Services Division[2] The organisational structure of the BPS is modelled after London's Metropolitan Police Service.
In recent years, a growing number of Barbadian police officers have been recruited to take up jobs in the Bermuda Police Service.[3]