West Mercia Constabulary

West Mercia Constabulary

Infobox UK Police
name= West Mercia Constabulary
area= Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford and Worcestershire
start= 1974 (merger)
population= 1.16 million
size= 7,408 km²
officers= 2,422
title= Chief Constable
head= Paul West, QPM
divname= Divisions
divno= 5
stations= Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster, Bewdley, Bridgnorth,
Stourport-on-Severn,
Telford, Ludlow, Evesham etc.
HQ= Worcester





web= [http://www.westmercia.police.uk West Mercia Constabulary]

West Mercia Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin), Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. The force area covers 2,868 square miles making it the fourth largest police area in England and Wales. The resident population of the area is 1.16 million.

The force is divided into five divisions and represent a very wide spread of policing environments from densely populated urban conurbations on the edge of Birmingham and the city of Worcester to sparsely populated rural areas found in the rest of the force area.

Police officer strength in March 2005 was 2,422. West Mercia is Home Office force 22 and call sign YK.

In 2005 the police force was rated the best of the Home Office forces in England and Wales by the government.

The headquarters of this constabulary is in Worcester. Its logo combines the heraldry of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.

The force was formed on October 1, 1967, by the merger of the Worcestershire Constabulary, Herefordshire Constabulary, Shropshire Constabulary and Worcester City Police. [http://www.westmercia.police.uk/aboutus/hq.htm] [http://www.knowledgenetwork.gov.uk/HO/CircularsOld.nsf/0/8186830445D6421380256D730043621B/$file/Home%20Office%20Circular%20189%20-%201967.pdf] It lost territory to West Midlands Police when that was constituted on April 1, 1974.

West Mercia is a partner, alongside two other forces, in the Central Motorway Police Group.

Divisions

*E- Herefordshire
*F- Shropshire (excluding Telford and Wrekin)
*G- Telford and Wrekin
*D- North Worcestershire
*C- South Worcestershire

Merger plans

In November 2005 the government announced major reforms of policing in England and Wales, which raised the prospect of West Mercia Constabulary being merged with other forces in the West Midlands region.

Under final proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Staffordshire Police, Warwickshire Constabulary and West Midlands Police to form a single strategic force for the West Midlands region. This came under particular criticism from West Mercia Constabulary, especially as it was rated the best force in the country. Instead, the constabulary wishes to remain a separate force. The proposals are also unpopular with many of the local authorities in the West Mercia area.As of July 12, 2006 the merger plans have been put on hold.

When John Reid became Home Secretary in 2006, he put plans back to merge the forcendash it seems likely that the plans might be scrapped all together.

Death on Duty

*On 6 May 2007 a police officer was shot in Shrewsbury when attending a domestic incident [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/06/nofficer106.xml] .

Blogging and New Media Trial

West Mercia are currently allowing one of their Local Policing Teams to publish a blog and a Facebook page.This is a trial to gather feedback and develop best practice for the future. It is hoped that it will give more opportunities to engage with the communities served.

The blog address is [http://nunnerylpt.blogspot.com http://nunnerylpt.blogspot.com]
The Facebook page is [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Worcester-United-Kingdom/West-Mercia-Constabulary-Nunnery-Local-Policing-Team/22333711455 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Worcester-United-Kingdom/West-Mercia-Constabulary-Nunnery-Local-Policing-Team/22333711455]

Bibliography

* "Policing Shropshire 1836-1967" by Douglas J. Elliott. Contains black and white plates, including illustration of badges as a frontispiece. Shropshire Police was amalgamated into the larger West Mercia Constabulary in 1967. [ Detail from a copy of "Policing Shropshire" published by K A F Brewin Books in 1994 with ISBN 0 947731 01 6 ]

ee also

*List of police forces in the United Kingdom
*Policing in the United Kingdom
*Central Motorway Police Group

References

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External links

* [http://www.westmercia.police.uk West Mercia Constabulary]
* [http://www.westmerciapoliceauthority.gov.uk/content.php West Mercia Police Authority]

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