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- 1 2 Clark, Peter (2015). Police Reference: England and Wales. p. 1969. ISBN 978-0-9858978-0-2.
- ↑ "POLICE FORCES, ENGLAND AND WALES (ORGANISATION) (Hansard, 18 May 1966)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 18 May 1966. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ "National Association of Retired Police Officers Avon and Somerset Branch". National Association of Retired Police Officers Avon and Somerset Branch. Retrieved 10 April 2009.