Lincolnshire Police

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Lincolnshire Police
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Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Lincolnshire (excl. N. and N. E. Lincs), England
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Map of Lincolnshire Police's jurisdiction
Size5,921 square kilometres (2,286 sq mi)
Population750,000[ citation needed ]
Operational structure
Overseen by
Headquarters Nettleham, Lincoln
Sworn members1,100 officers 200 Special Constables and 149 PCSO's [1]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr Paul Gibson, Chief Constable
Districts
Four
  • Lincoln & West Lindsey
    North & South Kesteven
    Coast & Wolds
    Boston & South Holland
Facilities
Stations
Over 12
  • Lincoln
    Gainsborough
    Market Rasen
    Sleaford
    Skegness
    Louth
    Boston
    Mablethorpe
    Grantham
    Spalding
    Stamford
    Bourne
    (Also a large number of smaller sub-stations, referred to as "boxes")
Website
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Logo of Lincolnshire Police used from 2017 to 2021 Lincolnshire Police.png
Logo of Lincolnshire Police used from 2017 to 2021

Lincolnshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. Despite the name, the force's area does not include North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, which are covered by Humberside Police instead.

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In terms of geographic area the force is one of the largest in the England and Wales covering 2,284 square miles (5,920 km2). The population of the area covered by the force is 736,700. [2] As of 2010 the force currently employs over 2,500 people. As at May 2016, there were 1,100 police officers, 200 Special Constables and 149 PCSOs. [3]

History

Lincolnshire Constabulary was formed in 1856 under the County and Borough Police Act 1856. [4] Several other borough police forces used to exist in the county, but these were eventually combined with the Lincolnshire force. Under the Police Act 1946, Boston Borough Police and Grantham Borough Police were merged, while Lincoln City Police and Grimsby Borough Police were absorbed under the Police Act 1964. Lincolnshire lost part of its area to the new Humberside Police in 1974.

In 1965, the force had an establishment of 918 officers and an actual strength of 883. [5]

Proposals made by the Home Secretary on 20 March 2006 would have seen the force merge with the other four East Midlands forces to form a strategic police force for the entire region. [6] These proposals were ended by John Reid in June 2006. [7] The police authority received £287,600 from the Home Office for costs of preparing the ill-fated merger.

In 2008 the Lincolnshire Police Authority experienced a funding crisis. The authority claimed that the central government grant was insufficient to provide efficient policing in Lincolnshire, due to the unfavourable working of the formula used by the government to assess police grants. The authority decided to reduce the shortfall by making a 79% increase in its precept (the portion of Council Tax payable to the Police Authority). The government then announced its intention to "cap" this demand, resulting in a net 26% increase. [8]

Chief constables

Alumni

District structure

The Chief Constable is Paul Gibson. Lincolnshire Police has an establishment of about 1,100 police officers. In 2011, the force underwent major changes to its organisation; divisions went and front line officers were organised into Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) [36] and Response (area cars). [37] Previously there were three "divisions" (West, East, & South) with Lincoln, Skegness, and Grantham hosting the divisional headquarters of each.

The county is divided into four "districts" for the purposes of policing. [38] These areas each effectively pair two district/borough council areas into one policing district, and are:

The force has armed response vehicles and Roads Policing Officers (RPU).

Officers from Lincolnshire are also detached to EMSOU, East Midlands Special Operations unit. The force has its own underwater search unit that consists of one part-time team of around ten officers and this unit is based permanently at the Lincolnshire Police Headquarters. [39]

Other departments

As with all police forces, Lincolnshire Police has many specialist departments aside from the officers and PCSOs that respond initially to calls from the public. [40] These include the Armed Policing Team, Roads Policing Unit, Rural Crime Team, Dog section, Protecting Vulnerable People Unit (including specialist sexual offences officers), Scenes Of Crime, Custody suites, and the Force Control Room. In addition to this are other support departments such as IT and HR.

Officers and Police Staff forming these departments are based across the county, but most having their main office at Force Headquarters in Nettleham.

Lincolnshire Police operates a Special Constabulary that has approximately 200 officers from the rank of Special Constable to Special Superintendent. Officers are based throughout the county out of local police stations. Lincolnshire Special Constabulary also has offices deployed in specialist units such as wildlife crime and Safer Roads unit.

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  2. ↑ "More about this area". HMICFRS. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. ↑ "Reid delays police merger plans". BBC News. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Council tax rebate is confirmed". BBC News Online. BBC. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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  24. ↑ "New Police Chief Takes up Post", Grantham Journal, 13 April 1990, p. 18.
  25. ↑ For his retirement as Chief Constable, see: "People Power", Lincolnshire Echo, 13 November 1993, p. 1; "Pledge to Forge Closer Links", Lincolnshire Echo: Crimewatch Supplement, 1 December 1993, p. 1.
  26. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette , 31 December 1986 (issue 50764), p. 24
  27. ↑ For his appointment as Chief Constable, see: "People Power", Lincolnshire Echo, 13 November 1993, p. 1; "Pledge to Forge Closer Links", Lincolnshire Echo: Crimewatch Supplement, 1 December 1993, p. 1.
  28. ↑ For his retirement, see "Chief Constable to Retire", Lincolnshire Free Press, 20 January 1998, p. 2.
  29. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette , 31 December 1992 (issue 53153), p. 26
  30. ↑ For his appointment, see "New Police Chief for County", Lincolnshire Free Press, 28 April 1998, p. 7.
  31. ↑ Lincolnshire Police Authority Appoints New Chief Constable Archived 9 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Lincolnshire Police Authority
  32. ↑ Police and Crime Commissioner appoints Chris Haward as Chief Constable, Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner
  33. ↑ Paul Gibson confirmed as the new Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police, "Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner"
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  37. ↑ "Lincolnshire Police - Learn about Neighbourhood Response". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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