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The traffic police or the ‘roads policing’ as they are sometimes known are responsible for policing the roads in the UK. The main reason that traffic police wear white hats is for visibility. Their job was to look after female prisoners at police stations or the courts. As mentioned before, the traditional custodial helmet was made part of the uniform in 1865, before women were employed by the force. As a result, there are separate hat styles for men and women. Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2000-06-05 . Retrieved 2010-12-13. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Both chin straps can be folded up inside the helmet when not in use for more strenuous activity. Most officers choose not to use the chin strap for day-to-day duties.

Of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, 40 are currently using the custodian helmet. Generally, police officers are required to wear hats except in exceptional circumstances such as emergencies and whilst driving. Why do female police officers wear different hats? Strathclyde Police Marine Policing Unit". Strathclyde.police.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 8 May 2009. The New Zealand Police retained a white version of the custodian helmet until the 1990s. The same helmet was used by the Samoa police, who still make limited use of it. The Toronto Police Service discontinued regular use of the helmet in 1945 in favour of a forage cap [37] but retains the white helmet for use by the Toronto Police Chief's Ceremonial Unit. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary currently uses the helmet for some officers (usually senior) and for special events.

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British Police online Museum - Royal Irish Constabulary /Royal Irish Constabulary Helmet, 1917". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 . Retrieved 6 October 2012.

The Effectiveness of the Aluminium Foil ‘Drop Lining’ in WWII Wolseley Sun Helmets. A Simple Experiment. Since the 1950s, helmets have no longer been worn by police officers in Scotland, but may be seen worn by Metropolitan Police officers when on Royal duties in Scotland. They ceased to be worn in Northern Ireland after the 1920s, except for night patrol work in Belfast and Derry until the early 1960s. Helmet from the United Kingdom The custodian helmet used by the Metropolitan Police Service in London

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Thanks to Stuart Bates for his patience in reading and commenting on several iterations of this article. Also to Peter Suciu and Brian Wolfe for comments and encouragement.

MPA: Committees: COP reports - 20 Oct 03 (04)". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012 . Retrieved 3 June 2014. Introduction of name badges In 2006/7 Gwent Police and North Wales Police replaced all headgear in favour of baseball caps. In 2010/12 the two forces announced that peaked caps and helmets would return as baseball caps were seen as unprofessional and difficult for the public to see and recognise as police headgear. This change to revert to wearing helmets led to all forces in Wales to continue wearing the custodian helmet. The Custodian Helmet is also worn by the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police, the States of Jersey Police, the States of Guernsey Police Service, the Isle of Man Constabulary, the Royal Gibraltar Police, and the Bermuda Police. Special Constables are also issued with Custodian Helmets.

Interestingly enough, other countries also adopted similar versions of the hat in their police forces such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand from the late nineteenth century until recently. Many people ask what the purpose of the police hat is and why there are so many variations. We will cover this in this article along with its unique name and the reasons for different hats for male and female officers. What is a police hat called?

So it can be said with some confidence that the first ‘Custodian’ police helmet was copied from existing contemporary Indo-British sun helmets. It was a direct sibling of the Air Chamber sun helmet and later sun helmet styles then evolving and in production in Britain. http://britishpolicehelmet.co.uk/ an excellent collection of British police helmets, period photos and discussion. Northamptonshire Police officers to start wearing baseball-cap style protective hats". ITV News. 10 May 2017. Although it seems the initial coxcomb style was the norm for around the first ten years of the Custodian’s existence, general fashion or the existing sun helmet’s shape may have inspired an almost immediate reduction in height of the Custodian (fig. 5 to 7) and in the early 1870s a down turn of the brim. In the mid-1870s, however, a fundamentally different design appeared as an alternative Custodian. It had a symmetrical dome with no coxcomb, instead it had an apical finial, these ranged from spikes and mounted balls, to button like ornaments, including the ‘rose top’ (fig.10 & 11). This was to become the most used ornamentation on the alternative Custodian, often leading the ‘bell’ shaped style to be generically called ‘the rose top’, although balls, spikes and other finials persisted in some regional and divisional police forces. Early on the spiked form led to some police helmets being almost indistinguishable from the 1878 army Home Service Pattern. The materials and construction, however, of both the new alternative Custodian and Home Service Helmet were based on contemporary lightweight sun helmets such as the early Colonial patterns then being produced in Britain. (Note; the ‘Colonial pattern’ is a generic term for a comb-less sun helmet style which was developed in the 1850s & 60s from the Air Pipe. Steep brimmed, with extended rear; the Foreign Service Helmet is an example of a ‘colonial pattern’, but one specifically produced for and issued by the Army after 1877. The colonial pattern started to be replaced by flatter, broader brimmed sun helmets in the 1890s-1900s, e.g. the ‘Wolseley’, the Custodian’s brim followed suite in the 20 th century (see fig. 8)). Various items of equipment are usually carried on the duty belt of uniformed officers, although some have pouches attached to their stab vest, eliminating the need for a belt. Plainclothes officers may wear a harness, which can be worn under clothes. They usually have:

Traditional headgear of the Bobby on the Beat

He does seem to imply that ‘custodian’ was the original name for the 1863 design. Others who made similar items may have called their model something else. As you say the name in an actual early dated helmet would be useful, although often only the makers stamp is present as the helmet shape itself discloses the model? Gloucestershire Constabulary states the same that it must be worn by officers and PCSOs when in public view. A common sense approach is also adopted in times of emergency or impractical circumstances. As of September 2021, Essex Police no longer restricts any force-issue headwear by gender. Any new officer recruited since may choose between a custodian helmet or bowler hat, plus an additional peaked cap. [21] Identification [ edit ] See also: Mess_dress_uniform §British_police, Special_Constabulary §Uniform, and Police community support officer §Uniform and equipment Full dress ceremonial [ edit ] The Assistant Commissioner, City of London Police (right), dressed in full ceremonial uniform for the Diamond Jubilee (2012).