| Gloucestershire Constabulary | |
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| Logo of the Gloucestershire Constabulary. | |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | 1974 |
| Employees | 2,271[1] |
| Volunteers | 143[1] |
| Annual Budget | £95.7 million[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Gloucestershire in the country of England, UK |
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| Map of Gloucestershire Constabulary's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1,025 sq miles |
| Population | 564,000 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Governing body | Gloucestershire Police Authority |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | Quedgeley |
| Constables | 1,496 (of which 143 are special constables)[1] |
| Police Community Support Officers | 162[1] |
| Agency executive | Dr Timothy Brain OBE QPM BA PhD FRSA, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | Forest and Gloucester Cheltenham and Tewkesbury |
| Website | |
| http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Gloucestershire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England. (South Gloucestershire is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary).
Each division is divided into inspector-led neighbourhood areas (INAs) within a geographical policing model; there are a total of 17 INAs. Gloucestershire Constabulary’s geographical policing structure has been in place since 1998. Each INA is also coterminous within a district council, which is aimed to facilitate effective partnership working at local level.
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History
The force was founded in 1839. The force in its present form dates from April 1, 1974, when the southern part of Gloucestershire became part of the County of Avon and thus of the newly formed Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
In 1965, the force had an establishment of 1,010 and an actual strength of 867.[2]
Controversy
Race and Sex Discrimination in Recruitment
In November 2006 a tribunal ruled that the constabulary had illegally discriminated against 108 white male candidates it had rejected from its recruitment process solely because of their race and gender. Matt Powell, one of the "randomly deselected" candidates took legal action and was awarded £2,500 compensation. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) and the Equal Opportunities Commission who led the investigation stated that the Gloucestershire Police had unlawfully discriminated on the grounds of race and gender.[3][4]
See also
- Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
- List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom
- Table of police forces in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b c d e http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/performance-and-measurement/performance-assessment/assessments-2007-2008/gloucestershire
- ^ The Thin Blue Line, Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965
- ^ BBC NEWS | England | Gloucestershire | Force admits rejecting white men
- ^ Police force admits discriminating against white recruits | the Daily Mail
Further Reading
- Brain, Timothy (2008). "Operation Outlook: The Gloucestershire Water Emergency 2007". Policing 2 (4): 463-469. doi:.
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