# The Police Regulations 1987, Regulation 9: Beats, sections, sub-divisions and divisions


The area to which a constable is assigned for duty either generally or for a particular period of hours shall be known as a beat; a number of beats grouped for supervision by a sergeant or an inspector shall be known as a section; a number of sections grouped for supervision by an inspector, chief inspector or superintendent shall be known as a sub-division; a number of sections or sub-divisions grouped for supervision by a chief superintendent shall be known as a division.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/851/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1987/regulation-9
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