River Tyne Police

The Committee appointed a Superintendent, who identified 11 men to be sworn in as special constables on a trial basis, for a period of three months from June 1821.

[2] In response to the second request, the former chief constable of Newcastle upon Tyne City Police, John Stephens, was appointed as Superintendent in August 1845, with 20 officers.

[5] Newcastle upon Tyne East MP Harry Barnes pressed the government to apply the national regulations to the River Police, but Shortt declined.

[6] A similar question was asked ten years later, when Leslie Hore-Belisha drew attention to the fact that the River Tyne Commissioners did not comply with the requirements of the regulations under the Police Act 1919, and the Home Office minister Alfred Short described the force as being in an "exceptional position" as it was not subject to Government inspection and did not receive a grant from the Treasury, and so recognised that it was not within the scope of the Home Office to take any further action.

[11] On 1 August 1968, the force became part of South Shields Borough Police under the Port of Tyne Reorganisation Scheme 1967 Confirmation Order 1968, at which point it numbered 57 officers.