Essex Police
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| Area | Essex |
| Size | 3,670 km² |
| Population | 1.6 million |
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| HQ | Chelmsford |
| Officers | 3,230 |
| Divisions | 6 |
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| Chief Constable | Roger Baker |
| Website | http://www.essex.police.uk |
The force area covers 1,400 square miles and has a population of 1,600,000. In late 2005 it had an establishment of 3,230 police officers and 1,968 civilian staff.
The Chief Constable is Roger Baker. The force is divided into six divisions, these being Southern, South Western, Western, Central, Eastern, and Stansted Airport. There are also specialised departments such as air support and firearms which provide services to the whole force.
A county force was originally established for Essex under the County Police Act 1839. This merged with the borough force for Southend-on-Sea in 1969, becoming the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary until 1974. [link]
Reorganisation
Proposals made by the Home Secretary on March 20, 2006 would see the force merge with neighbouring forces Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary to form a stategic police force. [link] However in July 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair signalled that police force mergers will not be forced through by the central government, and given the amount of local opposition to such mergers it is not expected that any voluntary mergers will be carried out. [Blair accused of wasting police time on mergers], Daily Telegraph, 13 July 2006.References
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