• Source: British Indian Ocean Territory Police

      • The British Indian Ocean Territory Police serve in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) (situated in the Indian Ocean halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia). BIOT is a territory which does not have a permanent civil population, like some other British Overseas Territories. The population are mostly members of the British Armed Forces and United States Armed Forces.
      As such the BIOT police consists of Royal Overseas Police Officers (ROPO), that are all currently members of either the Royal Marines or Royal Navy.


      Organisation


      The BIOT police (as of 2015) consists of:

      Senior Police Officer (ROPO 1) (Royal Navy Master at Arms or Royal Marine Colour Sergeant with Special Investigations Branch (SIB) experience) who acts as: the senior police person for the island, Primary Liaison Officer between international police forces, superintendent of prisons, senior officer in charge of supervision of ROPOs and provide reassurance to the island community regarding police and criminal activity. They are responsible to the BIOT Commissioner
      Assistant Senior Police Officer (ROPO 2) (Royal Navy Senior Rate) who assists ROPO 1 with his/her duties. They are SIB and CSI trained.
      ROPO 3 - Royal Navy Police Senior Rate. (SIB experience and CSI trained).
      ROPO 4 - Royal Navy Police Senior Rate.
      ROPO 5 - Royal Military Police Corporal, female.
      ROPO 6 - Royal Air Force Police Corporal, dog handler.
      ROPO 7 - Royal Marines Police Corporal/Lance Corporal.
      ROPO 8 - Royal Navy Police Leading Regulator, female.
      ROPO 9 - Royal Navy Police Leading Regulator.
      ROPO 10 - Royal Marines Police Corporal/Lance Corporal


      Duties



      The offences dealt with by BIOT police have included:

      Road traffic offences (including fixed penalty notices)
      Sexual offences
      Offences against the person
      Drug abuse/misuse
      Theft/fraud
      Criminal damage
      Burglary
      Public order/drunk and disorderly
      Illegal fishing activity
      Fire arms/ammunition
      MDA/importation
      Special investigation, e.g. sudden death – a murder occurred in 1988, with the perpetrator sentenced to life imprisonment


      Uniform and vehicles


      The ROPOs have epaulettes with collar numbers to identify them, similar to UK civilian police uniforms.


      United States Navy presence


      The United States Navy (USN) has Naval Support Facility at East Point Plantation and entry to it needs a police permit.


      See also


      British Indian Ocean Territory topics
      Government of the British Indian Ocean Territory § Judiciary
      Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
      List of UK police forces - overseas territories


      References




      External links


      BIOT—British Indian Ocean Territory Customs

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