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 .
40-570: Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South East England . The force is currently led by Chief Constable Tim De Meyer. The force has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford , Surrey. On 1 January 1851, the Surrey Constabulary began its policing of the county with a total of 70 officers, the youngest of whom was 14 years old. The first Chief Constable
80-513: A Government minister announced that all proposed police merger plans in England and Wales were on hold. Although, as of 2018, there are no plans to merge Surrey and Sussex Police into one force, the two organisations do have certain specialist departments which are shared across both force areas such as the firearms & roads policing units and alongside major investigations. Surrey has the joint seventh lowest crime rate (with one other force) of
120-745: A Neighbourhood Specialist Team (formerly they Safer Neighbourhood Team) and a Neighbourhood Policing Team (Formerly the Area Patrol Team/Targeted Patrol Team/Response). These borough teams are supported by investigative teams which span the whole division, this being the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Safeguarding Investigation Unit (SIU). The specialist crime division is often referred to as OPS, and includes specialist units. This being
160-477: A headcount. 3. Figures apply to 31 March of that year, e.g., 2008/09 figures are for 31 March 2009. 4. Designated Officers that are not PCSOs have one of three roles: investigation officer, detention officer or escort officer. The first election for Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner took place on 15 November 2012. Kevin Hurley (independent, stood under the label "Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief"), who
200-472: A large part of our job, or at least taking measures to try and prevent them". The following table shows the number of casualties, grouped by severity, on Surrey's roads over recent years. In criticism widely reported in the media, Deborah Glass, Deputy Chair of the IPCC , said in a six-page report regarding the hacking in 2002 of the phone of the murdered Milly Dowler: "It is apparent from the evidence that there
240-529: A pass mark of 40% in the final examination, Surrey Police require a pass mark of 60% to become eligible to reach the application stage of the recruitment process. The course allows the training phase of a police officer to be reduced by 15 weeks. There were 710 complaint cases for Surrey Police in 2009/10. This is a 206% change on the 2003/04 figure. This is the second highest increase (after Northamptonshire) of all 43 forces in England and Wales . For comparison,
280-510: A police vehicle was used to ram a calf that was loose in the streets of Staines . Home Secretary James Cleverly said he would be asking for an urgent explanation, describing the actions as "heavy handed".The RSPCA said the police response, which saw the animal hit twice by a marked vehicle in Staines-on-Thames, "appears disproportionate". Under controversial merger plans announced by then Home Secretary , Charles Clarke , in 2006,
320-560: A range of support services typical of many forces. In November 2023, Surrey Police announced it would have to move out of Reigate police station due to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) being discovered in the building. Repairs are expected to take up to two years to complete. The station will move to the former Surrey Fire and Rescue Service headquarters at Wray Park in the interim. Notes: 1. All figures are official Home Office figures. 2. All figures are full-time equivalents apart from for special constables which are
360-423: A serious responsibility, staffed by individuals who were failing to undertake their duties with rigour and due consideration." Two staff members left Surrey Police as a result of this investigation, one being dismissed for gross misconduct and the other retiring before a hearing for gross misconduct could take place. The IPCC also conducted a separate independent investigation into complaints made by Stacey Banner,
400-440: A total expenditure of £224.1m, of which £183.2m went on employee costs, £27.3m on supplies and services, £8.8m on premises, and £4.8m on transport. It also had £11.1m of income, resulting in "gross expenditure" of £213m. Surrey Police has four main divisions: three area divisions, Northern, Eastern, and Western; and a specialist crime/ops division. Within the three division are multiple borough teams. Typically each borough will have
440-839: Is classed as the police and crime commissioner for the Metropolitan Police District , while the Court of Common Council fulfils the role for the City of London Police ). There was no election for the Greater Manchester Police as the role of police and crime commissioner was due to be abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester . Elections for police and crime commissioners do not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to
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#1732780346570480-477: Is commonly used but this 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
520-569: Is the current PCC. She was first elected in 2021 and re elected in May 2024. Chief constables have been: Surrey Police has the following ranks. Every rank from constable to chief superintendent has a detective equivalent. These confer no additional powers or authority from their uniform equivalents. Surrey has air operations covered by the National Police Air Service . The helicopter, call sign NPAS15, which predominately covers
560-538: Is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for Indonesian National Police . England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, 2016 Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016. The elections were for 40 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales using the supplementary vote system; the two police forces of Greater London are not involved (the elected Mayor of London
600-693: The G8 Conference in Scotland in 2005 or COP26 officers of the Metropolitan Police who are on protection duties anywhere in 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
640-539: The Greater Manchester Police was abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester , who assumed the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner. No election was therefore held in 2016 and Tony Lloyd remained as police and crime commissioner and interim mayor until the mayoral election took place in 2017. Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded candidates in all 40 elections, while UKIP fielded 34 candidates and
680-554: The Liberal Democrats 30 candidates. The Green Party fielded seven candidates and the English Democrats four candidates. Plaid Cymru fielded candidates for all four Welsh seats. There were 29 other candidates; 25 stood as independents and four stood under other labels (one as Lincolnshire Independents and three as Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief ). Vote and seat changes are calculated with reference to
720-733: The Spanish colonial government was the Policia Territorial . This gendarmerie corresponded to 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"
760-1287: The 2012 election, excluding Greater Manchester which was not up for election in 2016, due to being replaced by a Metro Mayor. Sue Mountstevens (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election. Olly Martins (Labour and Co-operative), incumbent, sought re-election. Sir Graham Bright (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. John Dwyer (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election. Barry Coppinger (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election. Richard Rhodes (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Candidates include: Alan Charles , (Labour), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Tony Hogg (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Martyn Underhill (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election. Ron Hogg (Labour), incumbent, sought re-election. Nick Alston (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Martin Surl (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election Simon Hayes (independent), incumbent, sought re-election David Lloyd (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election Matthew Grove (Conservative), incumbent, sought re-election Ann Barnes (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Clive Grunshaw
800-506: The 43 force areas in England and Wales, with 55 crimes per 1,000 population. In the year to the end of March 2012 there were 61,757 crimes recorded in Surrey, according to Office for National Statistics figures published in July 2012. This is a 5.2% drop on 2010/11 when there were 65,125 crimes recorded in Surrey. Despite having the joint seventh lowest crime rate, the detection rate for offences
840-569: The IPCC to launch an independent investigation. This investigation concluded in February 2016 and it published its findings in a 73-page report in April 2017. IPCC associate commissioner Tom Milsom said: "Our investigation paints a deeply concerning portrait of how Surrey Police's firearms licensing team operated at that time. We found a unit which lacked the necessary training and processes to manage such
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#1732780346570880-542: The Roads Policing Unit (RPU), Tactical Firearms Unit (TFU), Specialist Dog Handlers, Crime Scene Investigation Officers (formerly SOCOs). There are further force wide teams, some of which are now joint teams with Sussex Police , including the Paedophile and OnLine Investigation Team (POLIT), Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT, Sussex/Surrey Joint team), Sexual Offences Investigation Team (SOIT) and then
920-483: The Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. This was the second time police and crime commissioner elections had been held. The election used the supplementary vote system: voters were instructed to mark the ballot paper with their first and second choices of candidate (although there were an unusually large number of spoilt ballots). If no candidate got a majority of first preference votes,
960-718: The Surrey Policing area is based at Redhill Aerodrome and also covers the Sussex, West Hampshire and Essex Area. To help celebrate its 150th anniversary, a museum portraying the history of the Force was opened at Mount Browne, the Surrey Police's headquarters in Guildford . Surrey resident Sir Michael Caine , CBE , opened the museum on 22 October 2001. Displays included artefacts and touch-screen technology, tracing
1000-404: The United Kingdom – either England and Wales , Scotland or Northern Ireland . A police officer of one of 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
1040-410: The average change across forces in England and Wales over the same period was 113%. Surrey Police have been condemned by a coroner's jury over the death of Terry Smith who was restrained and put in a spit hood and kept in restraints for over two hours despite saying repeatedly that he could not breathe. In June 2024 the force referred itself to the police complaints watchdog following an incident in which
1080-569: The boroughs of Epsom and Ewell , Spelthorne and part of Reigate and Banstead and Elmbridge . Surrey Police was divided into three divisions but in 2010 became a single division, and in March 2014 was policed by 1,938 regular police officers, in addition to 182 Special Constables and 153 Police Community Support Officers (see table below for more information). Surrey has one of the lowest crime rates in England and Wales . It has now reverted to three area divisions. For 2017/18, Surrey Police had
1120-405: The daughter of Christine Lee and sister of Lucy Lee, who was arrested in a separate incident weeks after the murders. The IPCC found that a detective constable and a detective sergeant had cases to answer for misconduct and a detective inspector for gross misconduct. Territorial police force The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC) is the federal-level police service. It also acts as
1160-531: The history of the Force up to the present day. Surrey Police now operates the PLC (police, law & community) course method of training and recruitment. This course ensures that potential recruits already possess knowledge of police law before applying to join Surrey Police. The course is run by several colleges in Surrey, as well as the University of Portsmouth . Although the PLC certificate can be obtained with
1200-445: The number of police forces in England and Wales would have been cut from 43 to 24. Proposals put forward on 20 March 2006 would have seen the Surrey force merged with Sussex Police to form a single strategic police force for the area. Police authorities had until 7 April 2006 to respond to the plans; the Home Secretary then announced on 11 April 2006 that Surrey Police and Sussex Police would merge by 2008. However, on 12 July 2006,
1240-685: The provincial police service in every province except for Ontario , and Quebec , which operate provincial police services, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador , which 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
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1280-509: The top two candidates went on to a second round in which second preference votes of the eliminated candidates were allocated to them to produce a winner. This is the system used to elect London's mayor. Section 57 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 directs that the voting system is first past the post if there are only two candidates for a specific commissioner region. The role of police and crime commissioner for
1320-420: The vote against Labour's Daniel Walton with 39.75%. This was a Conservative gain, as the incumbent Bill Longmore , who chose not to contest the election, had previously been elected as an independent . Labour's David Jamieson was re-elected in the final round with 63.3% of the vote against 36.7% for Conservative candidate Les Jones. This was a Labour hold, with the party winning both the initial contest for
1360-420: Was H. C. Hastings, who served in this capacity for 48 years. Originally Guildford , Reigate and Godalming had separate borough police forces. The Reigate and Guildford forces were merged into Surrey's in 1943. Part of the present force area was originally part of the Metropolitan Police District , and was only transferred to the control of Surrey Police from the Metropolitan Police in 2000. This includes
1400-599: Was a retired Metropolitan Police borough commander, was elected. He defeated candidates from Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, plus an independent. The second election took place on 5 May 2016. The Conservative candidate, David Munro , was elected. He defeated Jamie Goldrick, independent; Kevin Hurley; Camille Juliff, independent; Howard Kaye, Labour; Paul Kennedy, Liberal Democrat; and Julia Searle, UKIP. Lisa Townsend, Conservative,
1440-445: Was disclosed by Operation Weeting." In Farnham in February 2014, John Lowe murdered Christine and Lucy Lee, using one of his firearms that had been returned to him by Surrey Police. In October 2014, Lowe was convicted of their murders and received a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years. Two independent reports by Hampshire Constabulary and North Yorkshire Police criticised the decision to return his firearms, which prompted
1480-602: Was knowledge of this at all levels within the investigation team. "There is equally no doubt that Surrey Police did nothing to investigate it; nobody was arrested or charged in relation to the alleged interception of those messages either in 2002 or subsequently, until the Operation Weeting arrests in 2011. "Phone hacking was a crime in 2002 and it should have been investigated. [...] We have not been able to uncover any evidence, in documentation or witness statements, of why and by whom that decision [not to investigate]
1520-477: Was made: former senior officers in particular appear to have been afflicted by a form of collective amnesia about this." She also said: "In view of the widespread knowledge uncovered in this investigation, we consider that it is scarcely credible that no one connected to the Milly Dowler investigation recognised the relevance and importance of the knowledge that Surrey Police had in 2002, before this information
1560-407: Was the incumbent Labour Party PCC. Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader (Conservative), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Alan Hardwick (Independent), incumbent, did not seek re-election. Jane Kennedy was the incumbent Labour Party PCC. Stephen Bett (Independent), incumbent, sought re-election, Conservative candidate John-Paul Campion won in the final round with 60.25% of
1600-509: Was the joint second lowest (with one other force) of the 43 forces in England and Wales, with a rate of 20 percent. The average for England and Wales was 27 percent. In a report published by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in July 2011, the impact on the number of police officers and staff partly due to the reduction to Surrey Police's budget following the comprehensive spending review is as follows: As well as preventing and detecting crime, Surrey Police say that "dealing with road accidents forms
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