Headquarters North West | |
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Active | 2017—2024 [1] |
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Type | Regional Point of Command |
Part of | Regional Command |
Garrison/HQ | Fulwood Barracks |
Headquarters North West was a regional point of command based in North West England. The command administered the reserve units based in its area and also provided the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.
Under the Army 2020 Refine reorganisation, 42nd Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North West dropped its operational commitments and was reduced to a Colonel's command, becoming Headquarters North West. [2] [3]
On 1 August 2024, the unit merged with Headquarters North East to form Headquarters North. [4]
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Headquarters North East was a regional point of command based in North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber. The command administered the reserve units based in its area and also provided the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.
Headquarters South East is a regional point of command based in South East England. The command administers the reserve units based in its area and also provided the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.
Headquarters West Midlands is a regional point of command based in West Midlands of England. The command administers the reserve units based in its area and also provides the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.
Headquarters East is a regional point of command based in the East Midlands and East of England. The command administers the reserve units based in its area and also provides the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.
Headquarters North is the British Army's Regional Point of Command (RPoC) for North West England, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber. The command administers the reserve units based in its area and also provides the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.