Barbados Police Service

The Barbados Police Service
AbbreviationTBPS
MottoTo serve, protect and reassure
Agency overview
Formed1835
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBarbados, West Indies
Governing bodyAttorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs (Barbados)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersBarbados Police Headquarters
Roebuck Street,
Bridgetown, St. Michael,
Barbados
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Website
www.barbadospolice.gov.bb
Barbados Police Patrol Car

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]

  1. ^ "Police Act, Chapter 167 of the Laws of Barbados (1961 No. 50)".
  2. ^ Royal Barbados Police Force: Operations Archived 2007-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Nation News: COP CAP by Trevor Yearwood". Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2022.