Gloucestershire Constabulary
English territorial police force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gloucestershire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in South West England.
Gloucestershire Constabulary | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1839 |
Employees | 2,377 (Sept 2023)[1] |
Volunteers | 346 Police Support Volunteers (Sept 2023)[1] |
Annual budget | £107.2 million (as of 2017–18)[2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Gloucestershire, England, UK |
Map of police area | |
Size | 1,024 square miles (2,650 km2)[3] |
Population | 637,000[3] |
Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Constituting instrument | |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | |
Headquarters | Quedgeley, Gloucester |
Constables | 1301, and 114 special constables (Sept 2023)[1] |
Police community support officers | 119 (Sept 2023)[1] |
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | |
Agency executive | |
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The force formerly covered the area of South Gloucestershire, however this was transformed to the newly formed Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 1974.[4]
The force serves 637,000 people over an area of 1,024 square miles (2,650 km2).[3] and covers a number of royal residences, as well as Cheltenham Racecourse and the headquarters of GCHQ.[5]
As of September 2023[update], the force consisted of 1,301 police officers, 119 police community support officers, 114 special constables and 397 police support volunteers.[1]