Size 420 km² Headquarters Jamestown | Population 5,661 | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* Police area of Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territories General nature Law enforcement
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The Saint Helena Police Service is the local police force for the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, consisting of the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
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Duties
In addition to its policing duties, the department also has responsibility for the Prison, located on St Helena, immigration, fire and rescue services, and sea rescue.
HMP Jamestown
Established in 1826 and due for replacement in 2017 relocating to the Half Tree Hollow area HMP Jamestown provides accommodation for convicted and remanded prisoners and also provides a Police custody facility for arrested persons.
Located in the centre of Jamestown adjacent to the Police headquarters at Ogborne House HMP Jamestown is also home to the Offender Management Service. The service, incepted in 2011, delivers pre sentence reports to the courts, community sentencing and probation. In addition the service is responsible for supervising those serving Parole or life license.
Due to the remote nature of Saint Helena its prison must be capable of managing all categories of prisoner locally, at least for short periods following arrest or conviction.
Ranks
Current policng ranks
Fire services: