Saint Helena Police Service


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.

Staffing and resources

The service has a staff of 63 on the most populous island of St Helena, with a detachment of six on Ascension Island. Policing in Tristan da Cunha is undertaken by one full-time police inspector and three special constables. The current Tristan inspector is Conrad Glass.
Saint Helena has a main police station and prison – the smallest in the world – in the capital Jamestown, with a police post in the Longwood area of the island, while there is a single police station with UK standard cells on Ascension in the capital Georgetown.

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, which started in 2011, delivers pre sentence reports to the courts, community sentencing and probation. In addition it is responsible for supervising those serving parole or life licence.
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 policing ranks:
Fire services: