| Merseyside Police | |
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 Merseyside Police area |
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| Area | Merseyside |
| Size | 250 Square Miles |
| Population | 1. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 5 million |
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| Formed | 1974 |
| HQ | Canning Place Liverpool |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
| Officers | 4,442 |
| BCUs | 6 |
| Stations | 39 |
| Chief Constable | Mr Bernard Hogan-Howe |
| Website | Merseyside Police Website |
Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Bernard Hogan-Howe is a British Police officer. He is the current Chief Constable of Merseyside Police 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 Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England.
The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1. 5 million. At present the force has 4,442 police officers, 2,190 staff, 364 police community support officers and 392 special constables.
Merseyside Police is divided into six Basic Command Units (BCUs), one in each of the metropolitan boroughs that make up Merseyside, and two BCUs for the City of Liverpool. The BCUs are:
The force came into being in 1974 when Merseyside was created, and is a successor to the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary (itself formed in 1968), along with parts of Cheshire Constabulary and Lancashire Constabulary. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Wirral or The Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern St Helens ( is a large town in Merseyside, England It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100000 The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary was a short-lived police force in England from April 1, 1967 to April 1, 1974. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cheshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England
The force operates under the supervision of the Merseyside Police Authority, which is made up of nine local councillors, three magistrates and five independent members. A police authority in the United Kingdom, is a body charged with securing efficient and effective Policing of an area served by a Territorial police force A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law.
Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Cheshire Constabulary to form a strategic police force. 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. Cheshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary [1] This was later rejected.
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History
During the Caia Park Riots on June 22, 2003, the Merseyside Police quickly came to the assistance of the local police, who were ill-prepared for such a situation. The Caia Park riots occurred
Chief constables
- 1998 - 2004 Norman Bettison
- 2004 - present Bernard Hogan-Howe
Vehicles
Merseyside Police has a wide fleet of Vehicles. Sir Norman George Bettison QPM (born 3 January 1956) is a British police officer and the current Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Bernard Hogan-Howe is a British Police officer. He is the current Chief Constable of Merseyside Police Scientific Support vehicles are usually Peugeot Partner vans equipped with a high intensity roof mounted light which allows forensic examinations to be completed in all lighting conditions. Roads policing vehicles are generally Vauxhall Vectra's, and Volvo T5's but there are also Jaguar roads policing vehicles that are utilised by the department. The patrol cars for Merseyside Police are a Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Astra. Unique vehicles within the force are the yellow vans. These are mobile CCTV and patrolling vehicles and the Peugeot Partner van is generally the vehicle used. In addition, Yellow Mercedes Sprinter vans are the main protected vehicles. These are used by a wide number of departments, including Matrix and Axis. The Mercedes Sprinter has onboard an ANPR system, A grill that drops down onto the front windscreen to help protect the officers from thrown missiles at public order incidents, and finally a mounted light on top of the lightbar to light up scenes at night. Off road vehicles used by the force include scrambler and quad bikes to target anti-social behaviour in parks.
See also
External links
- Merseyside Police Website
- Merseyside Police Authority
- MERSC - Merseyside Police Special Constabulary
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