a collar number when in uniform, which is on their epaulettes in operational dress. Equipment Park Police constables are warranted constables and therefore carry expandable batons, as well as handcuffs, radios, body worn video-cameras, incapacitant or defence spray and other police equipment. Parks Police use motor vehicles and pedal cycles to patrol, as well as carrying out usual foot patrols. In 2021, the Parks Police introduced two new vehicles: BMW Hybrid vehicle Nissan Electric vehicle both liveried with yellow-and-blue Battenburg markings and equipped with blue lights. Ranks There are two ranks within the RBKC Parks Police. Relationship with other police The parks are not a separate police area and as such are part of the Metropolitan Police District. Therefore, the Metropolitan Police are ultimately statutorily responsible for policing the parks and the investigation of crime committed within them. The RBKC Parks Police between 2013 and 2019 was merged with the Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary. See also Law enforcement in the United Kingdom List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary References External links Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police website Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Police Park police forces of London