Gloucestershire Constabulary
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| Gloucestershire Constabulary | |
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 Gloucestershire Constabulary area |
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| Area | Gloucestershire |
| Size | 1,025 sq miles |
| Population | 564,000 |
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| Formed | 1974 (merger) |
| HQ | Quedgeley |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
| Officers | 1,251 |
| Divisions | 3 |
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| Chief Constable | Dr Timothy Brain |
| Website | Gloucestershire Constabulary |
Gloucestershire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England. (South Gloucestershire is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary).
The force has three divisions
- Forest and Gloucester
- Cheltenham and Tewkesbury
- Cotswold and Stroud
Each division is divided into inspector-led neighbourhood areas (INAs) within a geographical policing model; there are a total of 17 INAs. Gloucestershire Constabulary’s geographical policing structure has been in place since 1998. Each INA is also coterminous within a district council, which is aimed to facilitate effective partnership working at local level.
The establishment as at 31 March 2006 was 1,351 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers and 783.5 FTE police support staff (including traffic wardens and police community support officers (PCSOs)), supported by 146 special constables.
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[edit] History
The force was founded in 1839. The force in its present form dates from April 1, 1974, when the southern part of Gloucestershire became part of the County of Avon and thus of the newly formed Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
[edit] Controversy
[edit] Race and Sex Discrimination in Recruitment
In November 2006 a tribunal ruled that the constabulary had acted illegally discriminated against 108 white male candidates it had rejected from its recruitment process solely because of their sex and gender. Matt Powell, one of the "randomly deselected" candidates took legal action and was awarded £2,500 compensation. The Racial Equality (CRE) and the Equal Opportunities Commission who lead the investigation stated that the Gloucestershire Police had unlawfully discriminated on the grounds of race and sex. [1] [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ BBC NEWS | England | Gloucestershire | Force admits rejecting white men
- ^ Police force admits discriminating against white recruits | the Daily Mail
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