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