Cleveland Police
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| Cleveland Police | |
| Image:EnglandPoliceCleveland.png Cleveland Police area | |
| Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Area | Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Size | 230 sq miles (595 km²) |
| Population | 554,000 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1974 (merger) |
| HQ | Middlesbrough |
| Officers | 1691 |
| BCUs | 4 |
| Stations | |
| Chief Constable | Sean Price |
| Website | Force web site |
Cleveland Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the area of former county of Cleveland in North East England. The Cleveland Police area covers approximately 230 square miles (595 km²) and has a population of over 554,000.
On 8 February 2005, the force employed 1,691 police officers, 874 police staff and 79 police community support officers (PCSOs) and there were 88 special constables.
Cleveland Police area is divided into four policing basic command units (BCUs), known locally as districts, which are coterminous with the four unitary authorities of Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees. The force is responsible for policing a predominantly urban, densely populated area, closely resembling metropolitan authorities in socio-economic characteristics and policing needs.
The Cleveland Criminal Justice Area is a major production centre for the chemical industry, which results in the large-scale transport by road, rail and sea of hazardous substances. The chemical industry remains a key economic factor and presents the force, other emergency services and partners with a significant major incident risk.
The Police Authority is made up of seventeen members, nine from the four councils, three lay justices and five independent members.
The force was established as Cleveland Constabulary on April 1, 1974, covering the newly-created county of Cleveland (which was abolished on April 1, 1996, being replaced with the four unitary authorities). It has only recently been renamed Cleveland Police.
It is a successor to the Teesside Constabulary, and also the York and North East Yorkshire Police, which existed before 1974, and also took over part of Durham Constabulary. The police area is the second smallest geographically, after the area covered by the City of London Police.
Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Northumbria Police and Durham Constabulary to form a single strategic police force for the North East England. Cleveland Police favours merging with the southern area of Durham Constabulary.[1]
As of July 2006, the plans to merge Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria together were scrapped.
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