A territorial police force is a police service that is responsible for an area defined by sub-national boundaries, distinguished from other police services which deal with the entire country or a type of crime. In countries organized as federations , police responsible for individual sub-national jurisdictions are typically called state or provincial police .
27-582: Bedfordshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England, which includes the unitary authorities of Bedford , Central Bedfordshire and Luton . Its headquarters are in the town of Kempston in Bedford Borough. As of September 2020, the force has 1,317 police officers , 151 special constables , and 1,084 staff. It covers an area of 477 square miles (1,240 km), with
54-408: A Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit, for which she personally recruited the local head of emergency medicine and families of knife victims to work directly with young people, was credited with bringing about a reduction in hospital admissions: with 200 young people said to be alive or living without life changing injuries at March 2020, based on data from the previous year. Holloway refused to be
81-497: A clinical hospital setting, creating dedicated areas for child, teenage and adult victims and co-locating specialist police officers to facilitate interviews in a supportive setting to provide enhanced criminal justice outcomes for survivors of sexual abuse and assault. Holloway drove through transformations in approaches to victims of crime and offenders alike: creating a victim support service known as Signpost with both online and call centre services contacting victims within 24 hours of
108-476: A crime being logged by police and an online and counselling support service for offenders, constructed with former prisoners of HMP Bedford themselves, known as Direction. Her office negotiated an arrangement with the Department for Work and Pensions to allow prisoners on release to access same day advice in person in relation to benefits and employment to help them to avoid re-offending. A priority for Holloway
135-409: A mouthpiece for national party politics during her time as a PCC, citing her oath of impartiality and role as a spokesperson for the public locally in relation to policing and was an outspoken critic of Bedfordshire’s underfunding via policing’s national funding formula. Her achievements included personally designing every aspect of a new Sexual Assaults Referral Centre for the county, siting it away from
162-422: A national award for their outstanding contribution to helping to reduce crime and creating a safer community. The force's 2021–22 budget was set at £127.4 million. Previously, in 2017, funding pressures meant that Bedfordshire Police had considered not responding to some low level crimes. Kathryn Holloway stated that the force has made almost £35M in cuts and would face further cuts of £11.4M to £12.5M over
189-598: A population of 665,000. A professional police force was established in Bedfordshire in 1839, under the County Police Act 1839 , replacing the earlier system of elected parish constables. It initially comprised a chief constable, who was based in Ampthill , 6 superintendents and 40 constables. Constables were paid 19 shillings a week, which was nearly twice the typical wage of an agricultural labourer in
216-625: Is often inaccurate or inadequate as the words naturally exclude forces outside England and Wales , but include some special police forces over which the Home Secretary has some power. The police forces referred to as "territorial" are those whose police areas are defined by: Members of territorial police forces have jurisdiction in one of the three distinct legal systems of the United Kingdom – either England and Wales , Scotland or Northern Ireland . A police officer of one of
243-735: Is served by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . The RCMP is also contracted to act as the territorial police force in Nunavut , Yukon and the Northwest Territories in addition to being the federal police force in those Canadian territories. A separate Sahrawi indigenous unit serving the Spanish colonial government was the Policia Territorial . This gendarmerie corresponded to
270-537: The Civil Guard in metropolitan Spain . It was commanded by Spanish officers and included Spanish personnel of all ranks. In the United Kingdom (UK) the phrase is gaining increased official (but not yet statutory ) use to describe the collection of forces responsible for general policing in areas defined with respect to local government areas. The phrase " Home Office Police" is commonly used but this
297-586: The police and crime commissioner (PCC) is scrutinised by the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel, made up of elected councillors from the local authorities in the police area, and two independent members. Before November 2012 the Bedfordshire Police Authority was the police governance. On 5 May 2016, Kathryn Holloway became the second PCC, after winning the vote against Olly Martins and other candidates. Festus Akinbusoye
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#1732772262888324-1272: The Future). At the final meeting of the Police and Crime Panel who held her to account, Holloway was congratulated by opposition politicians for her record as PCC, particularly with regard to her support for victims of domestic violence. She now offers Crisis Communications and Strategic Leadership advice on a consultancy basis and has left politics entirely. 1. Luton Today 7 Feb 2020 “Bedfordshire Police rated ‘Good’ by police watchdog. 2. Oakley Village quotes Matt Parr re "well run and well led” April 2020 OPCC Newsletter, included in Oakley village publication 3. Tributes paid to outgoing PCC including from chief constable and opposition politicians Bedford Independent 2021 4. Bedfordshire Independent 7 Feb 2020 From ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’: Bedfordshire Police welcomes watchdog’s grading 5. October 2019 fighting for gang crime funds BBC News Bedfordshire Police wants 'emergency' gang crime funds 6. Bedfordshire Police awarded further £1m to tackle knife crime Bedfordshire independent 17 April 2019 on multiple grants 7. Signpost - Luton Today 9 July 2020 PCC takes
351-583: The Home Office, after decades of resistance, of the special policing challenges on her patch, from terrorism and gang violence to organised crime, persuading it to change the qualifications for its Special Police Grants to ease funding and staffing shortfalls to address these, winning four in succession to pay for increased officers and specific operations targeting gun crime and organised crime groups worth £16m. Holloway’s work to address serious youth violence and knife crime, including winning funding for
378-742: The United Kingdom and when taking a person to or from a prison . The United Nations (UN) has operated territorial police forces in those parts of countries which have been under control of the UN from time to time. These were usually formed from police personnel on loan from member countries. A recent example is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for Indonesian National Police . Kathryn Holloway (police commissioner) Kathryn Holloway became Bedfordshire’s first female Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2016, also leading governance for
405-420: The coming four years "if things remain unchanged". As of September 2020, the force has 1,317 police officers , 151 special constables , and 46 police community support officers (PCSO), 20 police support volunteers (PSV), and 1,084 staff. The first Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner was Olly Martins , who was elected on 15 November 2012 and took office on 21 November 2012. The performance of
432-478: The county at that time. There was an independent Luton Borough Police from 1876 to 1947, and then from 1964 to 1966, when it amalgamated with Bedfordshire Constabulary, which was then known as the Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary until 1974. In 1965, Bedfordshire Constabulary had an establishment of 497 and an actual strength of 430. On 11 June 2007, PC Jon Henry , was fatally stabbed whilst on duty in
459-503: The force implemented a new operating model – which comprises north and south bases and aims to increase the number of warranted officers in local communities. Bedfordshire Police publish results of cases on their official website, such as a drug gang who were jailed for 39 years. In 2014, Bedfordshire Police allowed cameras into the force 24/7 to film a fly-on-the-wall documentary, 24 Hours in Police Custody , capturing some of
486-611: The future Supplementary written evidence submitted by Kathryn Holloway, Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire (PFF0002) Re Hate Crime and Black, Minority, Ethnic (BME) Diversity in Recruitment at Bedfordshire Police 2016-2017. 11. Leaving voluntarily - BBC News 28 February 2020 “Bedfordshire PCC to stand down after four years in the job 12. New government funding for violence reduction unit won. Bedford Today 2020 13 Launch of new gold standard Sexual Assault Referral Centre 2021. Wordpress Feb 2021 This article about
513-485: The issues faced by police officers today. The last series ended in June 2016, but more episodes are planned for the near future. In July 2015, Bedfordshire Police was the first force in the country to secure a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order. The court order allowed officers to seize the passports of two young girls who it was thought were being taken to Africa. In 2016, Bedfordshire Police's cadets scooped
540-461: The lead on Signpost to enhance services for victims in Bedfordshire 8. Direction for Bedfordshire, new service designed with ex-offenders to support prisoners on release. ITVX Oct 2018 9. Achievements and fighting for £16m funding - Bedfordshire Independent 23 March 2021 also praise from Labour opposition Tributes paid to outgoing PCC, Kathryn Holloway 10. On Diversity, evidence to Home Affairs Select Committee. PFF0002 - Evidence on Policing for
567-582: The performance and reputation of Bedfordshire Police which had been assessed as the worst in Britain - uniquely “inadequate” among the 43 forces of England and Wales - by the police watchdog. Within three years, Holloway was publicly credited along with her two chief constables of the period with a transformation of the force to one that was now “well run” and “well led” (HMI Matt Parr, 7 February 2020) who declared Bedfordshire Police to now be “good’ in all areas inspected. Notably, Holloway had succeeded in persuading
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#1732772262888594-737: The seven police forces of Eastern England across all Counter Terrorism and Serious Organised Crime operations, until stepping down voluntarily in 2021 having stayed for a further year beyond her term to represent the interests of policing nationally in response to the Covid pandemic, including in a national exercise as a panel specialist in communications. She is a former journalist and broadcaster who reported and presented for national news services including Sky News, ITN, LBC and The Daily and Sunday Express before launching her own successful Crisis Communications consultancy. Drawing on her media experience and crisis management background, Holloway set about addressing
621-613: The three legal systems has all the powers of a constable throughout their own legal system but limited powers in the other two legal systems. Certain exceptions where full police powers cross the border with the officer are when officers are providing planned support to another force such as the G8 Conference in Scotland in 2005 or COP26 officers of the Metropolitan Police who are on protection duties anywhere in
648-715: The town centre of Luton by a Nigerian immigrant , Tennyson Obih. Obih was convicted of his murder , along with the attempted murder and wounding with intent of two other men that he stabbed on the same morning. Bedfordshire Police has collaborated in the formation of several specialist units with Hertfordshire Constabulary and Cambridgeshire Constabulary including Major Crime, Dogs, Firearms and Roads Policing. The force also leads regional units including Eastern Region Special Operations Unit and Eastern Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit with forces in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. In June 2015,
675-483: Was elected PCC in May 2021 election. Akinbusoye assumed office on Thursday 13 May 2021 The "Our Force" control strategy determines operational priorities, helping Bedfordshire Police to protect people and fight crime. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducts a periodic police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL) inspection of each police service's performance. In its latest PEEL inspection, Bedfordshire Police
702-601: Was increasing diversity in her force so that it was properly representative of the public it serves in one of the most diverse counties in Britain, supporting recruitment from minority communities until Bedfordshire Police was second only to the far larger Metropolitan Police in terms of visible diversity, realising a stated ambition of her Police and Crime Plan. She provided evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on this success and that in driving down hate crime (ref PFF0002 - Evidence on Policing for
729-430: Was rated as follows: A. F. Richer, Bedfordshire Police 1840-1990 , Paul Hooley, 1990, ISBN 0-905095-27-8 . Territorial police force The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC) is the federal-level police service. It also acts as the provincial police service in every province except for Ontario , and Quebec , which operate provincial police services, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador , which
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