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Durham Constabulary
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Durham Constabulary
Durham Constabulary area
Area County Durham including Darlington
Size 2,232 km²
Population 595,308
Operations
Formed 1974 (merger)
HQ Durham
Budget {{{budget}}}
Officers 1,738
Areas 2
Stations
Chief Constable Jon Stoddart
Website Durham Constabulary

Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the non-metropolitan county of County Durham and the unitary authority of Darlington. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England 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 See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Darlington is a local government district and Borough in North East England. The force covers the 2,232 km² of the county which has a resident population of 595,308. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology It is one of the smaller forces of the forty three territorial police forces that provide police services to England and Wales. 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

According to the Closing the Gap report, the force had an establishment of 1,738 police officers. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. There are also about 150 Special Constables. The Special Constabulary is the part-time volunteer section of a statutory Police force in the United Kingdom or some Crown dependencies The Chief Constable is Jon Stoddart. 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

Durham Constabulary is divided into two areas:

Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Northumbria Police and Cleveland Police to form a single strategic police force for the North East England [1]. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Northumbria Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. This article is about the English police force For the Ohio police force please see Cleveland Police Department. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear As of July 2006, the plans to merge Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria together where scrapped.

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History

Durham Constabulary was one of the first county police forces to be set up, in 1202. Borough forces were also established in Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. These were merged into Durham Constabulary in 1967 (Sunderland) and 1968. The force also lost area to Teesside Police in 1968

Under the Local Government Act 1972, in 1974, the northern area of the force (including Gateshead, Sunderland and South Shields) became part of Northumbria Constabulary, with Hartlepool in the south-east going to Cleveland Constabulary

Threatened cuts

On 26 October 2006, the force announced that a £10 million financial deficit means it may have to cut more than 300 police officers by 2009[2]. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Northumbria Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. Hartlepool is a local government district and Borough in the Ceremonial county of County Durham, North East England This article is about the English police force For the Ohio police force please see Cleveland Police Department. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. These would be achieved through recruitment freezes, retirements and natural wastage. The force also announced that it has submitted a recovery plan to the Home Office, which is currently under consideration. The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order It is not clear if this plan, presuming it is approved, will reduce or remove the threat of job losses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Police mergers outlined by Clarke", BBC News, 2006-02-06. There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales (administration of Police matters Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat  
  2. ^ "Police force facing crisis", The Northern Echo, 2006-10-26. The Northern Echo is a daily regional morning Newspaper serving the north-east of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat  

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