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English territorial police force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cumbria Constabulary is the territorial police force in England covering the unitary authority areas of Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. As of September 2017, the force had 1,108 police officers, 535 police staff, 93 police community support officers, and 86 special constables.[4]
| Cumbria Constabulary | |
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| Motto | Safer, stronger Cumbria |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
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| Employees | 2,151[1] |
| Volunteers | 142[1] |
| Annual budget | £94 million[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | , England |
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| Map of police area | |
| Size | 2,634 square miles (6,820 km2)[2] |
| Population | 500,000[2] |
| Legal jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Governing body | Home Office |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | |
| Headquarters | Carleton Hall, Penrith |
| Constables | 1,121[3] |
| Police community support officers | 99 |
| Police and crime commissioner responsible | |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 14 |
| Website | |
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The force serves a population of 500,000 across an area of 2,634 square miles (6,820 km2).[2] There are significant areas of isolated and rural community, and the area has one of the smallest visible minority ethnic populations in the country at under 3.0%. Each year, the force's area, which incorporates the Lake District National Park, attracts over 23 million visitors from all over the world (46 times the local population). The area has 67 miles (108 km) of motorway and some 700 miles (1,100 km) of trunk and primary roads.
The chief constable is Rob Carden.[5] The headquarters of the force are at Carleton Hall, Penrith.
Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary was formed in 1856. In 1947 this force absorbed Kendal Borough Police. Less than 20 years later this amalgamated force absorbed Carlisle City Police to form a force broadly the same as today's force called the Cumberland, Westmorland and Carlisle Constabulary. In 1965, it had an establishment of 652 and an actual strength of 617.[6] In 1967 the force name was changed to Cumbria Constabulary.
In 1974 the force's boundaries were expanded to include the new non-metropolitan county of Cumbria, in particular Furness and Sedbergh Rural District.
The Home Secretary proposed on 6 February 2006 to merge it with Lancashire Constabulary. These proposals were accepted by both forces on 25 February and the merger would have taken place on 1 April 2007.[7] However, in July 2006, the Cumbria and Lancashire forces decided not to proceed with the merger because the Government could not remedy issues with the differing council tax precepts.[8]
The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in the line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers.[19]
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In terms of operational policing, the force is divided into two commands – the Territorial Policing Command and the Crime Command, each headed by a Chief Superintendent.[23]
This command is further divided into three geographic Territorial Policing Areas (TPAs) to cover the county, an operational support section and a command and control section. Each TPA is led by a Superintendent and is further divided into districts and then teams for the purposes of neighbourhood policing. The major elements of the Territorial Policing Command are as follows:
Responsible for neighbourhood and response policing across the following geographic areas:
Responsible for neighbourhood and response policing across the following geographic areas:
Responsible for neighbourhood and response policing across the following geographic areas
Within this section are force wide units which support the TPAs or units from the Crime Command, or provide a specialist service:
Within this section is the Command and Control Room (dispatch), including the Force Incident Manager (FIM) and the call taking centre.
This command is responsible for significant investigations and is predominantly staffed by detectives. The command is divided as follows:
Cumbria Constabulary is a partner in the following collaboration:
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducts a periodic police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL) inspection of each police service's performance. In its latest PEEL inspection, Cumbria Constabulary was rated as follows:[24]
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