Strathclyde Police
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| Strathclyde Police | |
| Image:ScotlandPoliceStrathclyde.png Strathclyde Police area | |
| Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Area | Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire |
| Size | 13,624 km² |
| Population | Approx 2.3 million |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1975 (merger) |
| HQ | 173 Pitt Street, Glasgow |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
| Officers | 7,500 |
| Divisions | 8 |
| Stations | 115 |
| Chief Constable | Stephen House QPM |
| Image:StrathclydePoliceBadge.PNG | |
| Website | Force web site |
Strathclyde Police is the police force for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. The Police Authority contains members from each of these authorities[1]. Until 1996 the area was part of the region of Strathclyde.
It is the largest of the eight Scottish police forces, and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. The area it covers is the third largest police area in the United Kingdom, after the areas covered by the Scottish Northern Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Strathclyde Police Force was originally defined as covering the area of the former Strathclyde Regional Council, which was abolished in 1996.
In 2005, Strathclyde Police established its groundbreaking Violence Reduction Unit(VRU). The first of its kind in the UK, the unit was set up to bring together communities and agencies to tackle the root causes of violent crime. The work of the VRU has now been extended throughout the whole of Scotland.
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[edit] Personnel
The Forces Senior Management Team[2] are as follows:
- Chief Constable
- Stephen House QPM
- Deputy Chief Constable
- Richard Gray
- Assistant Chief Constable (Community Safety)
- John Neilson
- Assistant Chief Constable (Counter Terrorism)
- John Corrigan
- Assistant Chief Constable (Crime)
- John LS Malcolm
- Assistant Chief Constable (Criminal Justice and Territorial Policing)
- Kevin Smith
- Assistant Chief Constable (Operational Support)
- James Green QPM
- Director of Legal Services
- Ian McPherson LLB NP
- Director of Finance and Resources
- Allan Macleod BA (Hons), MBA, CPFA
- Director of Information & Communication Technology
- Fiona O'Hare
- Director of Human Resources
- John Evans MBA
[edit] History
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Strathclyde Police was created on May 16, 1975 from the merger of several police services:
- City of Glasgow Police
- Lanarkshire Constabulary
- Renfrew & Bute Constabulary
- Dunbartonshire Constabulary
- Argyll County Police
- Ayrshire Constabulary
- small portion of Stirling and Clackmannan Police
[edit] Organisation
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Since the 23rd of October 2007 the Force has been organised into 8 Territorial Divisions (designated A,B,G,K,L,N,Q & U Divisions), a Headquarters Division (H), a Support Services Division (V) and a Road Policing Division (T).
The Force is commanded by a Chief Constable, supported by a Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) and 5 Assistant Chief Constables (ACC).
The Territorial Divisions are commanded by an officer of Chief Superintendent rank supported by their deputy who holds the rank of Superintendent. These Divisions are further sub divided into a number of Sub Divisions, generally 3, which are commanded by a Sub Divisional Officer (S.D.O.) of Superintendent rank supported by a Deputy Sub Divisional Officer (D.S.D.O.) of Chief Inspector Rank. The exception to this is LB Sub Division which covers the Argyll area. There is a Superintendent based at Lochgilphead with three Chief Inspectors designated as Deputy Sub Divisional Officer, they are based at the other three main stations (Oban, Dunoon and Campbeltown).
Strathclyde police currently employ over 7,000 police officers and around 2,500 police staff.Individually designated as members of police staff (MOPS) Their jobs range from drivers to computer technicians and everything in-between, such as vehicle technicians, communications operators, word processor operators, police custody and security officers and specialised posts in Information Technology and Forensic Science.
The force also currently employ over 100 police cadets who work initially inside the police office helping members of the public with their enquiries, they also go on secondments to other departments within the force, such as, the mounted branch, CID, dog branch and road policing.
[edit] References
- ^ Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 2642 Strathclyde Combined Police Area Amalgamation Scheme 1995
- ^ Senior Management Team. Strathclyde Police website. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
[edit] External links
Categories: Articles needing additional references from December 2006 | Organisations based in Glasgow | Police forces of Scotland | Argyll and Bute | West Dunbartonshire | East Dunbartonshire | Glasgow | Inverclyde | Renfrewshire | East Renfrewshire | North Lanarkshire | South Lanarkshire | East Ayrshire | North Ayrshire | South Ayrshire
