Prison badges
On the subject of the EIIR badges, it would be interesting to know the date when brass was replaced with chrome, and where the staybrite badges fit into the sequence. When I was working in the Crown Courts in the 70's and 80's the prison officers on duty there wore chrome insignia, and the star pattern cap badge certainly first appeared in 1988, along with the new style shoulder titles. The attached illustration shows a female officer on duty at the Central Criminal Court in 1977 and as you can see, she is wearing an HMNP shoulder title on her lapel.
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