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'''Head constable''' was a rank used in some [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[British Empire|British colonial]] [[police]] forces, and is still used in the [[Law enforcement in India|Indian police]].<br />
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==England and Wales==<br />
Originally, head constable was the normal title for the chief officer of a [[borough]] police force in England and Wales. Throughout the later 19th century and early 20th century, this title was superseded by [[chief constable]] in most forces. A few smaller borough forces and the [[Liverpool City Police]] retained it until it was finally abolished under the [[Police Act 1919]]. However, [[Winchester City Police]] appears to have retained the title until 1943, when it was amalgamated with [[Hampshire Constabulary]].<br />
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==India==<br />
{{Further|List of police ranks in India}}{{See also|Senior Civil Police Officer|label 1=Sr. Civil Police Officer (SCPO)}}[[Image:Police Head Constable.png|thumb|90px|Insignia of an [[Indian Police Service|Indian Police]] officer with rank of head constable]]<br />
Head constable in the [[Law enforcement in India|Indian police]] is equivalent to [[sergeant]] in police forces in other countries. Head constables wear three point-down [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]]s on their sleeves or three bars on their [[epaulette]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onestopias.com/indian-police-service/modern-ranks.asp |title=Indian Police Service - Modern ranks and rank badges - IPS Exam - Indian Police Services (IPS) Exam Notification - UPSC Exams |publisher=Onestopias.com |date= |accessdate=2021-12-18 |archive-date=2021-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118031101/http://www.onestopias.com/indian-police-service/modern-ranks.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Kerala Police]], the [[Senior Civil Police Officer]] (SCPO) holds the equivalent position of a head constable.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-28 |title=Kerala: Government relaxes grade norms for police officers |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/govt-relaxes-grade-norms-for-police-officers/articleshow/71787592.cms |access-date=2023-06-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Ireland and colonial police forces==<br />
In the [[Royal Irish Constabulary]], [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] (until its reorganisation in 1970), and some colonial forces such as the [[Palestine Police]], head constable was a rank between the sergeant and [[inspector]] grades, roughly equivalent to a [[warrant officer]] in the Army. In colonial forces, it was usually a rank held by Europeans only. Some colonial forces also had a higher rank of head constable major.<br />
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