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what part of the UK is federal ? is that a system UK has adopted anywhere else ?
All of it. The UK is a Unitary State. So if Parliament where to pass a bill to form an FBI like police force then they can have one
This is the bit that makes no sense to me. Wouldn't a UK version of an FBI just be... the police?
Nope because different police are organized for different jurisdictions.
Obvious example is Scotland Yard. Despite their fame and infamy they only police the Greater London area.
A UK FBI would have jurisdiction across the entire nation.
Most of Greater London. The City of London has its own police.
Why do the anglos always have exceptions for exceptions? The sheriff of this, the city of that, the tiny island that isn't part of the country.
History and a preference for not reopening awkward compromises until they become really really annoying. Except one.
Scotland Yard is more commonly known these days as the Metropolitan Police, or the Met, who per the name handle policing in the London metropolitan area, but they do also handle national tasks like counterterrorism and protection of the royals. They're the closest thing to the FBI in the UK right now.
Scotland Yard is a colloquialism. It’s always been the Metropolitan Police.
You are correct about that but they are not the only agency with such responsibilities. This “UK FBI.” Would be taking those responsibilities (at least the counter terrorism aspect.) from the Met and others and be doing it themselves.
So the Met police becomes focused on just London while nation wide matters is the FBI jurisdiction
The jurisdictions generally correspond to counties, though some counties pool their resources and share a single police authority between them.
Thank you for filling in my ignorance on that one. Cheers.