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 Durham Constabulary area |
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| Area | County Durham including Darlington |
| Size | 2,232 km² |
| Population | 595,308 |
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| Formed | 1974 (merger) |
| HQ | Durham |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
| Officers | 1,738 |
| Areas | 2 |
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| Chief Constable | Jon Stoddart |
| Website | Durham Constabulary |
Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force policing the non-metropolitan county of County Durham and the unitary authority of Darlington. The force covers the 2,232 km² of the county which has a resident population of 595,308. It is one of the smaller forces of the forty-three territorial police forces that service England and Wales.
According to the Closing the Gap report, the force had an establishment of 1,738 police officers and 150 Special Constables. The Chief Constable is Jon Stoddart.
Durham Constabulary is divided into two areas:
- North Area, covering Derwentside, Durham, Chester le Street and Easington.
- South Area covering Darlington, Newton Aycliffe, Sedgefield, Weardale and Teesdale.
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 England1. 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, built in 1839. The force absorbed Durham City Police (formed in 1836) in 1921, Hartlepool Borough Police (formed in 1851) in 1947, Sunderland Borough Police (formed in 1837) in 1967, and Gateshead Borough Police (formed in 1836) and South Shields Borough Police (formed in 1839) in 1968, when it also lost some of its area to Teesside Constabulary.
In 1965, the force had an establishment of 1,763 and an actual strength of 1,626.2
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 and Stockton-on-Tees 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 20093. 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. It is not clear if this plan, presuming it is approved, will reduce or remove the threat of job losses.
See also
References
- ^ "Police mergers outlined by Clarke", BBC News (2006-02-06). Retrieved on 29 July 2007.
- ^ The Thin Blue Line, Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965
- ^ "Police force facing crisis", The Northern Echo (2006-10-26). Retrieved on 29 July 2007.
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