Staffordshire Police
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| Staffordshire Police | |
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 Staffordshire Police area |
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| Area | Staffordshire |
| Size | 2,713 |
| Population | approx. 1,062,500 |
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| Formed | 1968 |
| HQ | Cannock Road, Stafford |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
| Officers | 2,309 |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Stations | 19 |
| Chief Constable | Adrian Lee (Acting Chief Constable) |
| Website | Staffordshire Police |
Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. It is made up of four territorial Divisions; Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Chase and Trent Valley.
Staffordshire Police Authority has 9 councillors (drawn from both Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council), 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members.
A combined force covering Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, called Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary was established on January 1, 1968, as a merger of the Staffordshire County Police and Stoke-on-Trent City Police. This force lost areas to the new West Midlands Police in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and adopted a shorter name.[1]
Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Warwickshire Constabulary, West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police to form a single strategic force for the West Midlands region.[2] However presently these plans appear to have been postponed.
Staffordshire Police is one of three forces involved in the Central Motorway Police Group
The Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police is currently Adrian Lee (Acting Chief Constable) who was appointed in June 2009 when Chris Simms became Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
In September 2008, the police authority announced that it intended to vacate the Cannock Road site and sell it for housing development, moving HQ staff to Lanchester Court, next to the existing Weston Road premises.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Home Office circular (link no longer functioning, and document not found on http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/circulars)
- ^ "Police mergers outlined by Clarke". 6 February 2006 22:07 GMT. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4685952.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Police plan housing at HQ". 10 April 2009. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Police-plan-housing-HQ/article-891625-detail/article.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Police to join forces in HQ". 1 September 2008. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Police-join-forces-HQ/article-299423-detail/article.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
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