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Cumbria Constabulary
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Cumbria Constabulary
Cumbria Constabulary area
Area Cumbria
Size 2,268
Population 500,000
Operations
Formed 1974
HQ Carleton Hall, Penrith
Budget {{{budget}}}
Officers 1,200
Basic Command Units 3
Stations 26
Chief Constable Craig Mackey
Website http://www.cumbria.police.uk

Cumbria Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England covering Cumbria. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy It is currently the fifth largest force in England and Wales terms of geographic area (2,268 sq miles) but one of the smallest in terms of officer numbers. History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Given the force area's size and population of just under 500,000, it is relatively sparsely populated. The only major urban areas are Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. These conditions set specific challenges for the force.

There are significant areas of isolated and rural community, and the county has one of the lowest visible minority ethnic populations in the country at under 1. 0% (not including Barrow-in-Furness - 3. 1% Non-White, and Carlisle 2. 1% Non-White). Each year Cumbria, which incorporates the Lake District National Park, attracts over 23 million visitors from all over the world. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. The county has 67 miles of motorway and some 700 miles of trunk and primary roads.

The force has over 1,200 police officers, 120 special constables and 800 police staff. The Chief Constable is Craig Mackey. Chief Constable is the title given to the Chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except the two responsible for Greater The headquarters of the force are at Carleton Hall, Penrith. Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than

Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would have been merged with Lancashire Constabulary. These proposals were accepted by both forces on February 25, and the merger would have taken place on April 1, 2007. [1]. However, in July 2006, both Cumbria and Lancashire Constabularies decided not to proceed with the merger because the Government could not remedy issues with the differing council tax precepts that left both forces unable to proceed.

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Organisation

The force is divided into 3 areas called basic command units (BCUs) which provide the majority of policing services to the county. Each BCU is commanded by a Chief Superintendent and is further divided in into local policing teams (LPTs) each headed by an Inspector. Chief Superintendent is a senior rank in Police forces organised on the British model This is about the police rank/position For the use in graphical user interfaces see Inspector window. There are 19 LPTs throughout the force and these units provide the 24 hour patrol officers, dedicated local community beat officers and other local policing services.

The force is presently divided as follows:

North Cumbria BCU containing the following LPTs:

South Cumbria BCU containing the following LPTs:

West Cumbria BCU containing the following LPTs:

There are 26 police stations located throughout the force. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. This article refers to the small town near Carlisle. For the village of Brampton in Eden Cumbria, see Brampton Eden Cumbria. Penrith is a Market town in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Eden Valley just north of the River Eamont, and lies less than Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town in Cumbria in North West England. Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Kendal is a Market town and Civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Windermere is a Town in Cumbria, England. It lies about half a mile away from the lake of the same name. Ulverston is a Market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Furness (ˈfɘˑnəs is a Peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England. Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. for the constituency of the same name see Copeland (UK Parliament constituency Copeland is a local government district and Keswick (pronounced "kez-ick" /ˈkɛzɪk/ is a Market town within the district of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. Cockermouth is a town within the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England, and is so named because it is at the confluence of the River Cocker For the neighbourhood in Memphis Tennessee see Whitehaven Memphis. Maryport is a town within the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Cumberland. Http//uploadwikimediaorg/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Workingtonjpg Workington is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the Not to be confused with Wigtown in Scotland nor Wigston in Leicestershire England

Specialist Departments

There are 9 non-operational departments based at headquarters. These are:

There are also a number of forcewide operational specialist units within Cumbria Constabulary.

The main role of the Mobile Support Group is road policing on the motorway network and main roads. The group has 107 officers located at Carlisle, HQ, Workington, Kendal and Ulverston.

They are highly trained in a number of specialized areas including advanced driving techniques, pursuit management, accident investigation, armed response, speed enforcement technology and transport of hazardous goods legislation.

The Collision Investigation Unit was formed in 1998. It is responsible for dealing with all road deaths throughout the Constabulary area working in conjunction with officers from the Mobile Support Group.

The dog unit is made up of 18 constables who are handlers for 18 general purpose dogs. Six of these officers also have specialist dogs, such as firearms, drugs and explosive dogs.

History

Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary can trace its history back to 1856. In 1947 this force merged with Kendal Borough Police. Less than 20 years later this amalgamated force merged with Carlisle City Police to form a force broadly the same as today's force. In 1967 the force name was changed to Cumbria Constabulary.

In 1974 the force's boundaries were expanded to include the entirety of the new non-metropolitan county of Cumbria, in particular Furness and Sedbergh Rural District. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Furness (ˈfɘˑnəs is a Peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England. Sedbergh Rural District was a Rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire in England from 1894 to its abolition in 1974.

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