52-524: HM Prison Full Sutton is a Category A and B men's prison in the village of Full Sutton , near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. Full Sutton is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service , and held 572 inmates in March 2024. The prison's primary function is to hold, in conditions of high security, some of the most difficult and dangerous criminals in the country. The prison also has
104-641: A police helicopter in August 1996, purchasing a used Eurocopter BO 105 from the Norwegian Air Ambulance Service . The helicopter, later codenamed Oscar 99, was equipped with a thermal image camera and conventional video camera, a radio system giving access to emergency service frequencies, and as part of its previous air ambulance use, a stretcher for hospital patient transport. Oscar 99 became operational from its base at RAF Leconfield on 26 December 1996, first used to help locate
156-518: A callout system named 'Right Care, Right Person' (RCRP) in May 2020, in which Humberside officers would only attend mental health-related callouts deemed 'essential' and instead have other callouts responded to by medical services. As of May 2023, Freeman claims that Humberside has achieved more arrests per 1,000 people in the population under RCRP while still attending 25% of mental health callouts, with officers having attended 508 fewer callouts per month. RCRP
208-545: A care home resident reported missing from an Appleby care home. In 2001, Humberside Police acquired a McDonnell Douglas MD 902 Explorer to replace the Eurocopter. Around this time, Oscar 99 was moved from RAF Leconfield to be based at Humberside Airport . Humberside's helicopter operations would be taken over by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) on 27 September 2016, making the force
260-446: A climate of low funding and other pressures. In June 2018, 12 months after Curran's departure, Humberside Police were formally disengaged by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and assessed as sufficiently improved and stable to be removed from what were in effect "special measures" In August 2018, in the annual Police Federation Pay and Morale Survey, Humberside were officially recorded as
312-514: A further HMIC inspection which identified further "significant failings", Hunter asked Curran to consider her position, and she announced her retirement. She left on 20 February 2017, 18 months before she had been due to retire. In August 2017, it was revealed that Hunter had "lost confidence" in Curran and was "completely undermined" by her when it was decided to withhold the findings of an HMIC investigation which revealed further inadequacies within
364-451: A lack of proper consultation over the reorganisation . Speaking at the full council meeting, Cllr. Owen said the panel's concerns had been vindicated by the HMIC report. He said "all public sector bodies are facing huge financial pressures and I fully appreciate the pressures we all face, and Humberside Police are no different, recovering from a number of years of having to improve performance in
416-536: A limited understanding of the current and future demand for its services and, as it is unable to fully match resources to demand in some important areas, this affects its ability to provide a good service to the public." Chief Constable Justine Curran said the force had "moved on" since then. Similarly, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) released its annual statistics of police complaints from forces throughout
468-508: A modified Ford Escort RS Cosworth equipped with an in-car video camera as well as a converted Vauxhall Senator dog carrier for traffic pursuits. The Escort Cosworth, as well as a Volvo 850 T5, were both replaced by two Subaru Impreza Turbos in June 1998, while the Senator was replaced by a Vauxhall Omega around the same period. Throughout the 2000s, Humberside Police standardised on
520-534: A secure holding bay for arriving prisoners, CCTV monitoring throughout, on-site medical facilities and a special 'orange' holding cell for vulnerable prisoners. Humberside uses a wide variety of vehicles, including both marked and unmarked police vehicles. The force is one of many police forces across the United Kingdom to merge its maintenance operations with the area fire service, forming Emergency Services Fleet Management (Humberside) in partnership with
572-508: A unit known as the Close Supervision Centre, which is referred to as a "prison inside a prison". This is used to house prisoners who are a high risk to the public and national security. HMP Full Sutton will not normally accept prisoners who have been sentenced to less than four years, or who have less than twelve months left to serve. Full Sutton Prison opened in 1987, as a purpose-built maximum security prison for men. Over
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#1732786699886624-405: Is also available in various prison workshops including, textiles, contract services, Braille transcription, catering and industrial cleaning. The prison's gym also provides physical education with recognised qualifications, as well as recreational gym. There is a visitors' centre, with facilities including a baby-changing area, a children's play area and refreshment machines. In September 2019
676-710: Is planned to be copied by the Metropolitan Police and other police forces in England and Wales. In August 2023 Paul Anderson, previously the Assistant Chief Constable under Freeman, took over as Chief Constable of Humberside Police. In June 2024, Anderson announced his intention to retire. In July 2024, Judi Heaton was appointed as interim Chief Constable for six-months. The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in
728-424: The East Riding of Yorkshire Council agreed to reconvene a panel to review the force after October's HMIC inspection. The panel ended up criticising both police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove and chief constable Justine Curran for refusing to attend one of its meetings. This had led the council to write a critical letter to the parliamentary committee for standards in public life, highlighting concerns over
780-657: The Humberside Fire and Rescue Service in 2015. Joint maintenance operations are based at a single workshop in Melton . In September 1994, in response to a rise in vehicle crime within the force's operating area, especially concentrated in Hull, Humberside Police founded the Vehicle Crime Unit. The unit was initially formed with six traffic officers as well as the dogs of the force's Dog Section, and made use of
832-530: The Volvo V70 for their traffic fleet, as well as in other force operations. High-performance traffic vehicles acquired for the force's Road Crime Unit in this period included three Subaru Imprezas , a pair of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X and a Lexus IS-F . From 1997 until the early 2010s, Humberside Police operated a majority of its fleet vehicles on liquefied petroleum gas fuel, with some supplied as bi-fuel vehicles , in order to cut costs on fuelling
884-531: The chief constable of Humberside Police was Justine Curran, previously chief constable of Tayside Police in Scotland before the introduction of the national Police Scotland service on 1 April 2013. Her appointment was unanimously approved by the Humberside Police and Crime panel after PCC Matthew Grove , proposed her for the post. Curran took over the position from Tim Hollis , who retired from
936-648: The Humberside area and be "appropriate and affordable" for the taxpayer as a replacement for Oscar 99. An agreement for Humberside to join NPAS would eventually be signed in May 2016; police air cover in the Humberside area is now provided through fixed-wing Vulcanair P-68C aircraft based at Leeds Bradford Airport . Until 2013, Humberside Police maintained a mounted police unit latterly consisting of six horses based at stables in Walkington . The mounted section
988-402: The United Kingdom, prisoners are divided into four categories of security. Each adult is assigned to a category according to their crime, sentence, the risk of escape, and violent tendencies. The categories are designated with the letters A to D, with A being the highest level of security, and D the lowest. There are three different prison services in the United Kingdom, and separate services for
1040-690: The age, gender and security classification of the prisoners it holds. Male adult prisoners (those aged 18 or over) are given a security categorisation soon after they enter prison. These categories are based on a combination of the type of crime committed, the length of sentence, the likelihood of escape, and the danger to the public if they were to escape. The four categories are: Category A, B and C prisons are called closed prisons, whereas category D prisons are called open prisons. Category A prisoners are further divided into standard risk, high risk and exceptional risk, based on their likelihood of escaping. Men on remand are held in category B conditions with
1092-500: The country: Humberside Police performed better than average in many areas; e.g. the number of complaints had decreased by 4% compared to an increase of 6% nationally. But the number of appeals by dissatisfied complainants had increased by 24%: three times the national average. In November 2015, it was revealed that thousands of telephone calls to the 101 service were being abandoned; the problem had reached its peak in June 2015 when over 11,000 calls were abandoned. On 19 November 2015
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#17327866998861144-427: The exception of some of those who are held to be tried on (very) serious offences. These men are held in "provisional category A" conditions. Prisoners who have made active attempts to escape from custody are placed on the holding prison's escape list. These prisoners (sometimes referred to as "E men" or "E list men") are required to wear distinctive, brightly coloured clothing when being moved both inside and outside of
1196-545: The first aired on BBC Three which started showing on 4 February 2011 consisting of 8 episodes where cameras rolled 24/7; the second series was aired primarily on the main BBC Channel, BBC One . Humberside Police have also participated in the second series of Neighbourhood Blues , that covered the work of the forces Neighbourhood Policing Teams. This was aired on weekday mornings for two weeks starting on 12 November 2012, on BBC One . Humberside Police participated in
1248-593: The fleet. The first fleet vehicles supplied with LPG fuel were two converted Vauxhall Astras , supplied in March 1997 as part of a three-year trial in a partnership between Calor Gas , the Energy Saving Trust and Vauxhall Motors . A majority of vehicles later supplied with LPG fuelling systems included the Proton Persona and the later Proton Impian and GEN•2 , most for use as general purpose fleet vehicles. Humberside Police first acquired
1300-559: The force was awarded six outstanding and two good grades in its PEEL inspection, the best in the UK at that time. It was rated as follows: On Thursday 15 November 2012, the electorate of Humberside voted for the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner for the Humberside Police; as did the rest of the people of England and Wales , except the Metropolitan Police area, to vote for a PCC in their respective police services. Following
1352-671: The force. A 40-cell custody suite is located at Clough Road police station in Hull, opened in 2013 as part of a £32 million replacement for the Queens Gardens police station in the city centre, while prisoners on the south bank of the Humber are held in a £14 million 36-cell custody suite at Birchin Way in Grimsby, which opened in March 2019 to replace custody suites in Grimsby and Scunthorpe. The Birchin Way custody suite includes
1404-517: The force. Hunter sought legal advice, and Curran was allowed to retire before the statutory procedure to remove a chief constable was started. Lee Freeman, a former assistant chief constable in Lincolnshire from August 2013 who had joined Humberside in May 2015, took over as deputy chief constable on Curran's departure. He was appointed temporary chief constable in May 2017 and the position was made permanent on 26 June 2017. Freeman implemented
1456-491: The incident. In March 2017, it was announced that a new prison would be built adjacent to the current one. The existing prison was to stay open during the development. In August 2018, category A inmate John Onyemaechi launched an attack on staff and began a fire in a prison wing's kitchen. Over 100 riot-trained prison officers were used to restore order and detain Onyemaechi, amounting to costs of over £15,000 in damages to
1508-587: The jail. On 4 September 2005, 77-year-old conman Sidney Noble, known as "Doctor Death", was taken hostage in his cell by fellow inmate Ian Magowan. He was tied to a chair, beaten, cut and suffered asphyxia having reportedly had his chest crushed. He died two weeks later having never regained consciousness. Magowan received a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 16 years. A report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons in December 2005 stated that gangs inside
1560-483: The last in England and Wales to operate its own helicopter independently. Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Grove was initially reluctant to hand over Oscar 99 to NPAS after the service had proposed cutting ten of its helicopter bases, stating in September 2015 that while the force would work towards joining NPAS the following September, NPAS must both provide "satisfactory" air cover for residents of
1612-647: The line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. Since the formation of Humberside Police six officers have been killed in the line of duty, these officers are: Notable major incidents and investigations in which Humberside Police have been involved in include: Notable incidents and investigations involving Humberside officers include: Humberside Police has two custody suites in Hull and Grimsby that operate 24/7 and hold prisoners who have been arrested by officers in
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1664-472: The local council passed an application for the construction of a "mega prison", with 1,440 inmates, at Full Sutton, despite nearly 3,000 objections, including one from Humberside Police . Current inmates include: Former inmates include: 53°59′N 0°52′W / 53.983°N 0.867°W / 53.983; -0.867 Prison security categories in the United Kingdom In
1716-481: The lowest in the country, with 84.5% of officers saying that their morale was currently low, compared to 70.2% nationally. On 19 October 2015, in a report published by HMIC, Humberside Police was the only force in the country classed as inadequate. The report suggested that the force had a "limited understanding" of demand for its services, and raised "serious concerns" over the way it was organised. HM Inspector of Constabulary Mike Cunningham said: "Humberside Police has
1768-522: The most improved police force in the country in terms of police officers' reported levels of personal morale. The survey placed the force 3rd out of 43 forces across England and Wales; the previous year the results were reported locally as Humberside having the lowest morale in the country. 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 November 2022,
1820-647: The nature of the offence they have been accused or convicted of: Since 2002, in Scotland , prisoners have been assigned to one of three categories: Prisoners (adult and young, male and female) are classified in a similar way to the English/Welsh system: Humberside Police Humberside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the East Riding of Yorkshire , including Kingston upon Hull , and northern parts of Lincolnshire , including Grimsby and Scunthorpe . Humberside Police
1872-654: The northern half of Lincolnshire Constabulary . Following the abolition of Humberside in 1996, the local council members of the Police Authority were appointed by a joint committee of the councils of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull , North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire. On 21 November 2012, the Police Authority was made redundant by the election of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The authority, at
1924-428: The poll Matthew Grove was elected as the new police and crime commissioner . When the commissioner took up office, the existing Police Authority was abolished. On 6 May 2016, Labour 's Keith Hunter was elected as PCC, receiving over 76,128 votes in total during the second round, compared to Grove's 51,757. Following elections in 2021, Conservative Jonathan Evison , a replacement candidate for Craig Ulliott,
1976-508: The prison and are handcuffed. In addition they are required to change cells frequently and to have their clothes and some of their personal property removed from their cell before being locked in for the night. Women are also classified into four categories. These categories are: Remand prisoners are always held in closed prisons. When children under 18 are sentenced or remanded in custody, they may be sent to one of three types of establishment depending on their needs, age, vulnerability and
2028-618: The prison were arranging "fight clubs" to pay off debts. The level of bullying and violence was so great that many wings were unsafe. There was evidence that gangs who had been operating on the streets continued to function inside the prison using intimidation. Security concerns had led to prisoners being denied access to outside sports. In February 2006, the Independent Monitoring Board criticised Full Sutton for high levels of drug use amongst prisoners. The board stated that illegal drugs were an "insidious disease" inside
2080-527: The prison. In February 2011, the convicted murderer Colin Hatch, who was jailed for the murder of seven-year-old Sean Williams in January 1994, was murdered in the prison. The man responsible was Damien Fowkes, an inmate who also attacked fellow child killer Ian Huntley , who survived. On 26 May 2013, a prison officer was taken hostage. He and a female colleague were injured; other officers successfully handled
2132-494: The prison. On 13 October 2019, Richard Huckle – one of Britain's most persistent convicted child sex offenders, serving twenty-two life sentences – was murdered in the prison. The healthcare centre at the prison has a six-bed ward, with an additional two safer cells and a crisis suite. The centre is staffed by a full-time medical officer. Full Sutton Prison provides a range of educational courses, from Basic Skills through to Open University degree courses. Employment and training
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2184-400: The service in March 2013. On 11 November 2015, it was revealed that Curran had claimed for more than £39,000 in expenses for her relocation from Tayside to Humberside in March 2013. After Keith Hunter was elected as PCC in May 2016, Curran was given six months to improve the force after it was rated inadequate by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). Nine months later, after
2236-945: The three Crown Dependencies . His Majesty's Prison Service manages prisons in England and Wales , and also serves as the National Offender Management Service for England and Wales. Prisons in Scotland are managed by the Scottish Prison Service and prisons in Northern Ireland are managed by the Northern Ireland Prison Service . The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands have their own prison administrations. Prisons in England and Wales are divided into several categories relating to
2288-531: The time it ceased to exist, had 17 members in total; nine Local Authority Elected members from the area's four unitary authorities and eight independent members. Proposals made by the Home Secretary on 21 March 2006, would have seen the force merge with North Yorkshire Police , South Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Police to form a strategic police force for the entire region. These proposals were later scrapped. From March 2013 to February 2017,
2340-451: The top eight forces in the country. In April 2009 the force was cited as the poorest performing force for completing Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks. The Home Office requirement is for 95% of requests to be completed within 14 days; Humberside Police completed just 15%. As such checks are often a condition of employment, this failure caused delays for those waiting to start work. Graham Stuart , MP for Beverley and Holderness , said he
2392-590: The years, it has held some of the most difficult, violent and dangerous criminals in the country. The Home Office ordered an inquiry into Full Sutton in March 2000, after evidence emerged of racism among prison officers at the jail. The evidence centred on a log of an Asian inmate's phone conversations kept by two prison officers. The prison was in the news again in January 2003, when it emerged that inmates at Full Sutton were being paid as an incentive to learn to read and write. Payments of £1 to £3 were being made to prisoners for completing literacy and numeracy courses at
2444-483: Was created on 1 April 1974 with a strength of 1,700 officers following a merger of previous forces under the Local Government Act 1972 , along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside . The forces whose area formed Humberside Police were the entirety of Kingston upon Hull City Police , the southern half of York and North East Yorkshire Police , the western tip of West Yorkshire Constabulary and
2496-536: Was disbanded in July 2013 in order to save £500,000 per year amid budget cuts to the force, with the unit reported to have been deployed only 27 times during 2012. Five of the six horses were sold to other police forces in the United Kingdom following the unit's disbandment, and the Walkington stables were later sold to a private buyer in August 2015. The force underperformed for a number of years. In October 2006 it
2548-401: Was disgusted with this failure. He said, "The delay in processing them stops people taking up work and has a crippling impact on voluntary groups who have to get their volunteers approved. The Humberside Police are seriously lagging behind virtually every other constabulary in the country and local people are being let down." In October 2015, it was revealed that officer morale in the force was
2600-512: Was down 39%, domestic burglary was down 12%, and robbery was down 36%. Home Office figures published in July 2009 showed that from 2007/08 to 2008/09, Humberside Police had the second highest increase of all forces in England and Wales in the percentage of British Crime Survey respondents who said that their local police do an excellent or good job. After inspections by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) between April and August 2009, their report identified Humberside Police as one of
2652-555: Was elected as Humberside's new PCC, winning with a margin of 2,919 votes. Evison was re-elected to the post in 2024 with a widened margin of 4,237 votes compared to Labour candidate Simon O'Rourke. Humberside Police participated in a documentary series named The Lock Up , where cameras followed Police and Custody officers in their work at the Custody Suite at Humberside Police Headquarters on Priory Road, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire . The documentary has had 2 series,
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#17327866998862704-546: Was named as the worst-performing police force in the country (jointly with Northamptonshire Police ), based on data released from the Home Office In 2007 the force moved off the bottom of the unofficial league table thanks to "major improvements" in performance, according to the Home Office. Performance continued to improve, with a 20% reduction in total recorded crime as at March 2009. Recorded vehicle crime
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