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 .
22-521: Warwickshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Warwickshire in England. It is the second smallest territorial police force in England and Wales after the City of London Police , with 1,126 regular officers as of July 2024. The resident population of the force area is 554,002. The force was established in 1840 as Warwickshire Constabulary . It did not, however, even cover all
44-788: A cadet and served in uniformed and Criminal Investigation Department roles. In 1997, as a Detective Chief Inspector , he was appointed staff officer to the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). In 1998 he was promoted Detective Superintendent and seconded to the West Midlands Police Major Investigation Team, later transferring to the force permanently, where he served as operations manager and director of intelligence. Promoted to Chief Superintendent , he commanded an operational command unit in Birmingham. In 2002, he
66-739: A partner alongside three other forces in the Central Motorway Police Group . In December 2010, the Warwickshire Justice Centre was completed in Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa. As well as a police station, the complex houses the magistrates' court , Crown Court , County Court , and other agencies such as the Probation Service and Victim Support . It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 4 March 2011. A similar complex
88-539: Is divided into five districts and boroughs (based on local government districts/boroughs ). There are 33 local policing teams within Warwickshire Police – called Safer Neighbourhood Teams, The districts and boroughs are grouped into three policing areas, each commanded by a superintendent . North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth make up the North Warwickshire policing area, Rugby makes up
110-630: 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 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
132-701: Is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for Indonesian National Police . Keith Bristow Keith Bristow QPM served as the first Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2011 to 2016. He was formerly the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police , and was appointed in October 2011 to oversee the creation of the NCA and, following its launch in 2013, led
154-636: The Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (FELEG), a partnership between UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand which seeks to reduce the international threat and impact of organised crime. As of 2015, Bristow was paid a salary of £225,000 by the agency, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. On 26 November 2015, it was announced that he would be standing down in January 2016. He
176-749: 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
198-692: 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 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
220-861: The East Warwickshire policing area and Leamington, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon make up the South Warwickshire policing area. The current chief constable is Debbie Tedds, who was appointed in July 2021 following the retirement of her predecessor Martin Jelley. He was appointed to the role on 7 April 2015, following the retirement of Andy Parker. Parker succeeded Keith Bristow on 1 December 2011. Bristow succeeded John Burbeck, who in turn succeeded Andrew Timpson, who in turn succeeded Peter Joslin . In September 2013, Warwickshire Police embarked on an alliance with West Mercia Police which saw one of
242-464: The annual James Smart Lecture 'joined up public protection' and in 2014 the annual Police Foundation lecture 'policing with consent in the digital age'. In October 2011, Home Secretary Theresa May, announced that Bristow would head the new National Crime Agency ; Bristow spent two years designing and building the agency, including merging multiple organisations. The agency began operations two years later in October 2013. In 2014 and 2015, he chaired
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#1732779778523264-606: The biggest reorganisations the force ever had. The alliance saw the sharing of back office facilities, force systems and support teams. In October 2018, West Mercia's chief constable and West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner started formal proceedings to end the alliance. This action was not supported by Warwickshire's chief constable or the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner . The alliance formally ceased to exist in October 2019. Territorial police force The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC)
286-590: 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 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
308-562: The force became Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary . However, with the inclusion of Coventry in the new county of the West Midlands in 1974, Coventry passed to the new West Midlands Police , which also took over the areas of the Birmingham City Police and part of the northwestern area of Warwickshire (around Solihull and Sutton Coldfield ). Warwickshire Constabulary reverted to its old name. In 2001, its name
330-722: The organisation in its mission to cut serious and organised crime in the UK. Between 2011 and 2013, Bristow built and designed the agency, from concept to full operational crime-fighting, working closely with the Government, global partners and participating in the UK National Security Council. He is the former Vice Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company and a subsidiary of Magellan Investment Holdings and currently Executive Chairman of Heligan Group. Bristow joined West Mercia Constabulary as
352-408: The rural areas of the county until 1857. Birmingham , Coventry , Leamington Spa , Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick originally had their own police forces. The Warwickshire force absorbed Warwick Borough Police in 1875 and Stratford-upon-Avon Borough Police in 1889 with Leamington Borough Police lasting until 1946. In 1969, Coventry City Police amalgamated with Warwickshire Constabulary and
374-440: The three distinct legal systems of 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
396-463: Was already in operation in Nuneaton . The force has had a number of chief constables since 1857: The force is run by a chief constable , a Deputy chief constable , an assistant chief constable . As of September 2020, the force has 1,041 police officers , 100 special constables , 87 police community support officers (PCSO), 65 police support volunteers (PSV), and 809 staff. The county
418-406: Was changed to Warwickshire Police. Under proposals announced by the then Home Secretary , Charles Clarke , on 6 February 2006, Warwickshire Police would have merged with Staffordshire Police , West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police to form a single strategic force for the West Midlands region. These proposals were subsequently abandoned. Warwickshire Police was until April 2007
440-597: Was promoted Assistant Chief Constable and became a director of the National Criminal Intelligence Service . In 2005, he was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police and in July 2006 became Chief Constable. He is also chair of the G8 Law Enforcement Group and from 2009 to 2011 was head of crime at ACPO, having previously been head of violence and public protection and of criminal use of firearms. He
462-586: Was succeeded by Lynne Owens , the former Chief Constable of Surrey Police, on 4 January 2016. Bristow was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. On January 20, 2016, Bristow was appointed as a senior advisor to Arcanum Global a Private Intelligence Agency . Acting on behalf of Wirecard , an Arcanum client, in 2019 Bristow is reported to have met the Financial Conduct Authority to open an investigation into
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#1732779778523484-518: Was the first British graduate of the European Top Senior Police Officer Course and holds a master's degree in organisational development, a postgraduate diploma in management studies, and a diploma in applied criminology. As an influential voice on contemporary law enforcement issues, he has a substantial record of keynote addresses both domestically and internationally. Of special note, in 2012 Bristow delivered
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