This is a List of United Kingdom uniformed services which includes all uniformed public, emergency, armed and charity services in the United Kingdom and overseas territories.^[1]

The services listed here are national, regional, local, recognised, emergency, public-serving, military and educational and support services.

Members generally wear uniform, with distinct insignia so they can be identified in their distinct role. Rank structures are similar and similarities can be found between services. Some services may overlap and some may carry out similar duties.^[2]

National Uniformed Services

British armed forces

• His Majesty's Naval Service
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Marines
  • Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • Royal Naval Reserve
  • Royal Marines Reserve
  • Naval Careers Service
• British Army
• Royal Air Force (RAF)

Civil uniformed services

• Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) - civilian shipping
• Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Guarding MoD land and establishments

Law enforcement

• Ministry of Defence Police
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Border Force
• HM Revenue and Customs
• National Crime Agency (Limited powers in Northern Ireland)
• Royal Military Police (Part of the British Army)
• Royal Air Force Police (Part of the Royal Air Force)
• Royal Navy Police (Part of the Royal Naval Service)
  • Royal Marines Police
• Military Provost Guard Service (Part of the British Army)
• Water Bailiffs
• Civil Enforcement Officer

Fire and rescue services

• Defence Fire and Rescue Service
• Various Airport Firefighting and Rescue Services

Healthcare and medical services

• British Red Cross

Rescue and support services

• British Red Cross
• His Majesty's Coastguard
• National Coastwatch Institution
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• Royal Voluntary Service
• Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (Part of the Royal Air Force)
• The Salvation Army

Uniformed youth organisations

• Army Cadet Force (ACF)
• Air Training Corps (ATC)
• Sea Cadet Corps (SCC)
• Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
• Volunteer Cadet Corps (VCF)
  • Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps (RM VCC)
• The Scout Association
• The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association
• Girlguiding (GG)
• Boys' Brigade (BB)

Uniformed services of England

Police and law enforcement

Territorial police forces

Parks police

Cathedral constables

Ports police

Other police forces

Other enforcement agencies

Fire and rescue services

Healthcare and medical services

National Health Service (NHS)

Charity and voluntary aid services

Air ambulances

Rescue and support services

Lifeboats

Uniformed youth organisations

Uniformed Services of Wales

Law enforcement

• Dyfed-Powys Police (Heddlu Dyfed Powys)
• Gwent Police (Heddlu Gwent)
• North Wales Police (Heddlu Gogledd Cymru)
• South Wales Police (Heddlu De Cymru)
• British Transport Police
• Ministry of Defence Guard Service
• Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Vale of Glamorgan Council Enforcement Service
• Welsh Government Traffic Officers

Fire and rescue services

• Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
• North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
• South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and medical services

National Health Service

• Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
• Welsh Blood Service
• Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service Cymru (Funded by Welsh Government, run with Wales Air Ambulance)

Charity and voluntary aid services

• St John Ambulance Cymru
• British Association for Immediate Care
• Blood Bikes Wales
• Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust

Rescue and support services

• Mountain Rescue England and Wales
• British Cave Rescue Council
• 4x4 Response
• Severn Area Rescue Association

Uniformed youth organisations

• Volunteer Police Cadets

Uniformed Services of Scotland

Law enforcement

• Police Scotland
• Scottish Prison Service
• British Transport Police
• Ministry of Defence Guard Service
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Fire and rescue services

• Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and medical services

National Health Service

• Scottish Ambulance Service (Includes Scottish Air Ambulance)
• Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Charity and voluntary aid services

• St Andrew's First Aid
• British Association for Immediate Care Scotland
• Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

Rescue and support services

• Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland
• British Cave Rescue Council
• Glasgow Humane Society Lifeboat
• St Abbs Lifeboat

Uniformed Services of Northern Ireland

Law enforcement

• Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Belfast Harbour Police
• Belfast International Airport Constabulary
• Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Northern Ireland Security Guard Service
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Forest Service Northern Ireland
• Driver and Vehicle Agency

Fire and rescue services

• Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Healthcare and medical services

• Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust
• Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

Charity and voluntary aid services

• St John Ambulance Northern Ireland
• British Association for Immediate Care Northern Ireland
• Air Ambulance Northern Ireland

Rescue and support services

• Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (Shared with the Republic of Ireland)

Defunct

Some uniformed services were formed at times of national emergency and have since been disbanded and/or replaced. Other agencies have been superseded/merged.

Civil

• Civil Defence Service
• Civil Defence Corps
• Home Guard