Humberside Police
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Humberside Police is the territorial police force
responsible for policing an area covering the East Riding of Yorkshire
, the city of Kingston upon Hull
, North Lincolnshire
and North East Lincolnshire
. The Chief Constable
is Tim Hollis CBE
QPM
.
It was created in 1974 following a merger of previous forces under the Local Government Act 1972
, along with the non-metropolitan county
of Humberside
. It was a successor to the Hull City Police, and part of the areas of the York and North East Yorkshire Police
, the old Lincolnshire Constabulary and the West Yorkshire Constabulary
.
Since the abolition of Humberside in 1996, the local authority members of the Police Authority
are now appointed by a joint committee of the councils of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull
, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire.
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 have since been 'put on hold' by the government.
Humberside uses a wide variety of vehicles, marked and unmarked. ProViDa
is the standard in-car video unit used; the new 1997 Jai/ProViDa is also used too. Nearly all of the vehicles in the forces fleet are now being changed to the instantly recognisable battenberg livery, with only vehicles such as those used by the Road Crime Unit staying in the traditional livery. All new cars and vans are coming in this livery, with older vehicles being re-liveried as a matter of course. All new vehicles coming into service now use LED lightbar technology, as opposed to the older halogen rotating light bars. The LED lightbars are much clearer to see, and provide a lot more illumination, along with front spots and rear reds. The main vehicles used are:
Proton Cars
- These are used for general patrol and by IRT (Incident Response Teams). The majority of the Protons are Impians but there are still some older Wira cars in use plus a few Gen2 models. Humberside Police won the top award in the National Energy Efficiency Awards by running the vast majority of its fleet on Liquified Petroleum Gas
. Most Protons are dual fuel, running both LPG and unleaded petrol.
Vauxhall Cars
- There are several Vauxhall Astra estates on the fleet, seen mainly in C Division (East Riding of Yorkshire), these vehicles can carry more equpiment than the smaller Protons, as they may be the only unit available to deal with an incident in a rural area, such as a Road Traffic Collision, until a traffic vehicle can attend - this could be anything up to 30–45 minutes.
Volvo
Cars - The Roads Policing (Traffic) Section use mainly Volvo cars. These are top of the range Volvo V70
T5 models. Many are fitted with ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition
) systems. The newest Volvo cars in the fleet have been marked with new style Battenburg
graphics in yellow and blue (as opposed to the familiar orange stripe with blue edges).
Mercedes Sprinter Vans - A batch of new Sprinter vans was purchased in 2006 to replace the previous generation of Sprinter Vans which were almost a decade old. These vans are used for Public Order and crowd situations as well as for transporting prisoners. The latest shape vans are now coming onto divisions to replace the oldest sprinters on the fleet.
Mitsubishi Evolution X
- The Roads Crime Section (RCS) has 2 Mitsubishi Evolution X vehicles, which have replaced the Subaru Impreza STi's. These are specially adapted models to enable Humberside Police's elite Roads Crime Section to pursue even the fastest vehicles.
Lexus IS-F - The Roads Crime Section (RCS) also operates this high-performance vehicle as its command and control unit.
Subaru Impreza
STi - The Roads Crime Section (RCS) used to operate several Subaru Impreza vehicles, although these have now been replaced.
BMW 3 Series
The Roads Crime Section (RCS) also operates a few BMW 3 series cars used to quickly ferry dog handlers and their dogs while accompanying the Mitsubishi Evolution X
's.
BMW X5
The force also operates some BMW X5's which are used to ferry specialist firearms officers.
Specialist Vehicles - The fleet also consists of many specialist vehicles which are used for specific purposes. These include an Underwater Search vehicle, a bullet-proof Land Rover Defender, a Leyland Prison Bus, plus marked Police recovery vehicles.
MD Helicopters MD Explorer
902 aircraft – An aerial support section operates a helicopter equipped with video and infra-red surveillance, and the late 20th century NOTAR
technology to replace the tail rotor, making the aircraft more quiet than helicopters with tail rotors.
The force under performed for a number of years and in October 2006 was named, jointly (with Northamptonshire Police
), as the worst performing police force in the country, 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.
Since then performance has continued to improve with a 20% reduction in total recorded crime (to March 2009). This overall reduction has included reductions in recorded vehicle crime (down 39%), domestic burglary (down 12%) and robbery (down 36%). The force is also now starting to see increases in public confidence. Figures published by the Home Office in July 2009 showed that between 2007/08 and 2008/09, Humberside Police had the second highest increase of all forces in England and Wales in the percentage of British Crime Survey British Crime Survey
respondents who agree that their local police do an excellent/good job.
A report published in October 2009, following inspections by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
between April and August, identified Humberside Police as one of the top eight forces in the country.
In April 2009 the force was cited as the poorest performing force for completing Criminal Record Bureaux (CRB) checks. The Home Office
requirement is for 95% of requests to be completed within 14 days; Humberside Police managed to complete just 15%. As such checks are a condition of employment in numerous sectors the failure of the force to meet targets has caused delays for those waiting to commence employment in such areas.
Graham Stuart, the Member of Parliament
for Beverley and Holderness
, said he was disgusted with the failure of Humberside Police to carry out criminal record bureau checks within a reasonable time. He went to say “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.”
despite instructions from the then Home Secretary
, David Blunkett
. The Home Secretary eventually obtained a court order suspending Westwood. The Authority had come under pressure to sack Westwood due to the Soham Inquiry
blaming in part failings in Humberside Police to properly inform the authorities of Grimsby
- born Ian Huntley,who was known to Humberside Police and local social services after there had been reports of nine sexual offences that Huntley had been suspected of, and also an alleged burglary. In only one of the sex offence investigations was Huntley charged (with rape
) and remanded in custody, but the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence, and his burglary case was left on file. Huntley was not convicted of any crime (his only actual conviction was for a minor motoring offence in 1993), and Humberside Police did not adequately inform the authorities in Cambridgeshire
about Huntley when he moved to Soham
to work as a school caretaker. He was found guilty of murdering two 10 year-old girls (Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman) in 2003.
It returned to the headlines in 2005 when Colin Inglis, its chairman at the time of the crisis appeared in court charged with indecent assault. Mr Inglis was cleared of all allegations in July 2006.
documentary series of Traffic Cops
, the programme shows the day-to-day aspects of a Police Officer
within the Traffic Department of the Service and the incidents and emergencies that they deal with which often, but not always, relate to roads policing issues.
The Humberside Police Traffic Department has also taken part in the separate spin off series billed as Traffic Cops Specials, entitled Motorway Cops on occasions, which often shows the Central Motorway Police Group
, however often includes Humberside and numerous other forces Motorway Cops as they each deal with Incidents and Emergencies that occur on the motorways.
documentary called 'The Lock Up', where cameras followed Police Officers and Custody Officers in their work within the Custody Suite of Priory Road Police Station, Hull
.
The series started in February 2011 and consisted of 8 episodes where the cameras rolled 24/7, with offences from wide ranges being seen.
Territorial police force
The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of...
responsible for policing an area covering the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, the city of Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
and North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
. The Chief Constable
Chief Constable
Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
is Tim Hollis CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
QPM
Queen's Police Medal
The Queen's Police Medal is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for gallantry or distinguished service. Recipients may use the post-nominal letters "QPM", although the right to use these was only granted officially on 20 July 1969...
.
It was created in 1974 following a merger of previous forces under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, along with the non-metropolitan county
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government outside Greater London. As originally constituted, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties each consisted of multiple districts, had a county council and...
of Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
. It was a successor to the Hull City Police, and part of the areas of the York and North East Yorkshire Police
York and North East Yorkshire Police
The York and North East Yorkshire Police was a police force in England from 1968 to 1974, covering the North Riding of Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and the county borough of York. It was a merger of the two riding forces with the York City Police...
, the old Lincolnshire Constabulary and the West Yorkshire Constabulary
West Yorkshire Constabulary
The West Yorkshire Constabulary was, from 1968 to 1974, the statutory police force for the West Riding of Yorkshire, in northern England.It was formed under the Police Act 1964, and was a merger of the previous West Riding Constabulary along with six borough forces for the county boroughs of...
.
Since the abolition of Humberside in 1996, the local authority members of the Police Authority
Police authority
A police authority in the United Kingdom, is a body charged with securing efficient and effective policing of a police area served by a territorial police force or the area and/or activity policed by a special police force...
are now appointed by a joint committee of the councils of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull
Hull City Council
Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation....
, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire.
Proposals made by the Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
on 21 March 2006 would have seen the force merge with North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. The force covers England's largest county and comprises three area command units...
, South Yorkshire Police
South Yorkshire Police
South Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England.The police force covers an area of approximately 1,554 square kilometres which is made up of the county's three boroughs , along with the City of Sheffield. The resident population is 1.2...
and West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. It is the fourth largest force in England and Wales by number of officers, with 5671 officers....
to form a strategic police force for the entire region. These proposals have since been 'put on hold' by the government.
Police vehicles
Humberside uses a wide variety of vehicles, marked and unmarked. ProViDa
ProViDa
ProVida is the world's leading mobile surveillance and speed enforcement brand, actively in use in 70% of UK police forces and stretching across 20 countries worldwide. The system has also been translated into more than 10 different languages....
is the standard in-car video unit used; the new 1997 Jai/ProViDa is also used too. Nearly all of the vehicles in the forces fleet are now being changed to the instantly recognisable battenberg livery, with only vehicles such as those used by the Road Crime Unit staying in the traditional livery. All new cars and vans are coming in this livery, with older vehicles being re-liveried as a matter of course. All new vehicles coming into service now use LED lightbar technology, as opposed to the older halogen rotating light bars. The LED lightbars are much clearer to see, and provide a lot more illumination, along with front spots and rear reds. The main vehicles used are:
Proton Cars
Proton cars
This is a list of Proton car models, listed in chronological order by the year of release of each of the respective cars. Proton is the Malaysian national carmaker.- Car models :...
- These are used for general patrol and by IRT (Incident Response Teams). The majority of the Protons are Impians but there are still some older Wira cars in use plus a few Gen2 models. Humberside Police won the top award in the National Energy Efficiency Awards by running the vast majority of its fleet on Liquified Petroleum Gas
Liquified petroleum gas
Liquefied petroleum gas is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons in an effort to reduce damage to the ozone layer...
. Most Protons are dual fuel, running both LPG and unleaded petrol.
Vauxhall Cars
Vauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...
- There are several Vauxhall Astra estates on the fleet, seen mainly in C Division (East Riding of Yorkshire), these vehicles can carry more equpiment than the smaller Protons, as they may be the only unit available to deal with an incident in a rural area, such as a Road Traffic Collision, until a traffic vehicle can attend - this could be anything up to 30–45 minutes.
Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
Cars - The Roads Policing (Traffic) Section use mainly Volvo cars. These are top of the range Volvo V70
Volvo V70
The Volvo V70 is a mid-size five-door estate car / station wagon manufactured by Volvo Cars since 2000. It is closely related to the S70, S60 and S80 saloons, as well as the four-wheel drive Cross Country and XC70....
T5 models. Many are fitted with ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Automatic number plate recognition
Automatic number plate recognition is a mass surveillance method that uses optical character recognition on images to read the license plates on vehicles. They can use existing closed-circuit television or road-rule enforcement cameras, or ones specifically designed for the task...
) systems. The newest Volvo cars in the fleet have been marked with new style Battenburg
Battenburg markings
Battenburg refers to a pattern of high-visibility markings used to maximise conspicuity, primarily used on vehicles of the emergency services, but also in other applications such as uniforms...
graphics in yellow and blue (as opposed to the familiar orange stripe with blue edges).
Mercedes Sprinter Vans - A batch of new Sprinter vans was purchased in 2006 to replace the previous generation of Sprinter Vans which were almost a decade old. These vans are used for Public Order and crowd situations as well as for transporting prisoners. The latest shape vans are now coming onto divisions to replace the oldest sprinters on the fleet.
Mitsubishi Evolution X
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...
- The Roads Crime Section (RCS) has 2 Mitsubishi Evolution X vehicles, which have replaced the Subaru Impreza STi's. These are specially adapted models to enable Humberside Police's elite Roads Crime Section to pursue even the fastest vehicles.
Lexus IS-F - The Roads Crime Section (RCS) also operates this high-performance vehicle as its command and control unit.
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza
Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be...
STi - The Roads Crime Section (RCS) used to operate several Subaru Impreza vehicles, although these have now been replaced.
BMW 3 Series
BMW 3 Series
The BMW 3 Series is a compact executive car manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. Successor to the BMW New Class, it has been produced in five different generations and in no less than five different body styles. It is BMW's best-selling model, accounting for around 30% of the...
The Roads Crime Section (RCS) also operates a few BMW 3 series cars used to quickly ferry dog handlers and their dogs while accompanying the Mitsubishi Evolution X
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...
's.
BMW X5
BMW X5
The BMW X5 is a luxury crossover SUV introduced in 1999 as the first generation E53. It was BMW's first SUV also known as "Four-by-Four" in the UK. It features all-wheel drive which is branded as the "X" drive system and is available with either manual or automatic transmission...
The force also operates some BMW X5's which are used to ferry specialist firearms officers.
Specialist Vehicles - The fleet also consists of many specialist vehicles which are used for specific purposes. These include an Underwater Search vehicle, a bullet-proof Land Rover Defender, a Leyland Prison Bus, plus marked Police recovery vehicles.
MD Helicopters MD Explorer
MD Helicopters MD Explorer
|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0 7106 2537 5.-External links:* *...
902 aircraft – An aerial support section operates a helicopter equipped with video and infra-red surveillance, and the late 20th century NOTAR
NOTAR
NOTAR is the name of a helicopter anti-torque system which replaces the use of a tail rotor. Developed by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems , the name is an acronym derived from the phrase NO TAil Rotor...
technology to replace the tail rotor, making the aircraft more quiet than helicopters with tail rotors.
Performance
Northamptonshire Police
Northamptonshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England.The force area amounts to and has a resident population of 642,708...
), as the worst performing police force in the country, based on data released from the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
In 2007 the force moved off the bottom of the unofficial league table thanks to "major improvements" in performance, according to the Home Office.
Since then performance has continued to improve with a 20% reduction in total recorded crime (to March 2009). This overall reduction has included reductions in recorded vehicle crime (down 39%), domestic burglary (down 12%) and robbery (down 36%). The force is also now starting to see increases in public confidence. Figures published by the Home Office in July 2009 showed that between 2007/08 and 2008/09, Humberside Police had the second highest increase of all forces in England and Wales in the percentage of British Crime Survey British Crime Survey
British Crime Survey
The British Crime Survey or BCS is a systematic victim study, currently carried out by BMRB Limited on behalf of the Home Office. The BCS seeks to measure the amount of crime in England and Wales by asking around 50,000 people aged 16 and over , living in private households, about the crimes they...
respondents who agree that their local police do an excellent/good job.
A report published in October 2009, following inspections by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland in the United Kingdom have statutory responsibility for the inspection of police forces.-England and Wales:...
between April and August, identified Humberside Police as one of the top eight forces in the country.
In April 2009 the force was cited as the poorest performing force for completing Criminal Record Bureaux (CRB) checks. The Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
requirement is for 95% of requests to be completed within 14 days; Humberside Police managed to complete just 15%. As such checks are a condition of employment in numerous sectors the failure of the force to meet targets has caused delays for those waiting to commence employment in such areas.
Graham Stuart, the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Beverley and Holderness
Beverley and Holderness
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Sources:* http://www.election.demon.co.uk/prereform.html...
, said he was disgusted with the failure of Humberside Police to carry out criminal record bureau checks within a reasonable time. He went to say “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.”
Controversy
The Police Authority shot to the national headlines in mid 2004 when it refused to sack Chief Constable David WestwoodDavid Westwood
David Westwood, QPM, is a British former police officer. He was Chief Constable of Humberside Police from March 1999 until March 2005. In 2004, he was suspended from July until September as a result of the Bichard inquiry into the Soham murders....
despite instructions from the then Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
, David Blunkett
David Blunkett
David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, having represented Sheffield Brightside from 1987 to 2010...
. The Home Secretary eventually obtained a court order suspending Westwood. The Authority had come under pressure to sack Westwood due to the Soham Inquiry
Soham murders
The Soham murders was an English murder case in 2002 of two 10-year-old girls in the village of Soham, Cambridgeshire.The victims were Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman...
blaming in part failings in Humberside Police to properly inform the authorities of Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
- born Ian Huntley,who was known to Humberside Police and local social services after there had been reports of nine sexual offences that Huntley had been suspected of, and also an alleged burglary. In only one of the sex offence investigations was Huntley charged (with rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
) and remanded in custody, but the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence, and his burglary case was left on file. Huntley was not convicted of any crime (his only actual conviction was for a minor motoring offence in 1993), and Humberside Police did not adequately inform the authorities in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
about Huntley when he moved to Soham
Soham
Soham is a small town in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It lies just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket . Its population is 9,102 , and it is within the district of East Cambridgeshire.-Archaeology:...
to work as a school caretaker. He was found guilty of murdering two 10 year-old girls (Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman) in 2003.
It returned to the headlines in 2005 when Colin Inglis, its chairman at the time of the crisis appeared in court charged with indecent assault. Mr Inglis was cleared of all allegations in July 2006.
BBC 1 Traffic Cops
Humberside Police have taken part in the BBC OneBBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
documentary series of Traffic Cops
Traffic Cops
Traffic Cops is a documentary series on BBC One which follows traffic officers from various British police forces. The current series follows Bedfordshire Police. Previous series have followed Cheshire, Hampshire, Humberside, South Wales, South Yorkshire and Sussex police forces...
, the programme shows the day-to-day aspects of a Police Officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
within the Traffic Department of the Service and the incidents and emergencies that they deal with which often, but not always, relate to roads policing issues.
The Humberside Police Traffic Department has also taken part in the separate spin off series billed as Traffic Cops Specials, entitled Motorway Cops on occasions, which often shows the Central Motorway Police Group
Central Motorway Police Group
The Central Motorway Police Group is a co-operative operation between three police forces in the West Midlands of England. Officers from the three forces involved - Staffordshire Police, West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police - provide a dedicated policing service on several hundred miles of...
, however often includes Humberside and numerous other forces Motorway Cops as they each deal with Incidents and Emergencies that occur on the motorways.
The Lock Up
Humberside Police recently participated in a BBC ThreeBBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
documentary called 'The Lock Up', where cameras followed Police Officers and Custody Officers in their work within the Custody Suite of Priory Road Police Station, Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
.
The series started in February 2011 and consisted of 8 episodes where the cameras rolled 24/7, with offences from wide ranges being seen.
See also
- Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
- List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom
- Table of police forces in the United KingdomTable of police forces in the United KingdomThis table of police forces in the United Kingdom includes territorial police forces and special police forces. It does not include non-police law enforcement agencies or bodies of constables not constituted as police forces.-Table:-England and Wales:...
External links
- Humberside Police
- Humberside Police Authority
- The Home of Oscar 99 – Humberside Police Helicopter Support Unit