Labelled as one of the safest places to live in UK, the North Wales Police continues to pride on their excellent service but never forgets the primary reason of the Force: to reassure the public that they are living in a just and peaceful place. Because of this, the North Wales Police is working hard every day to keep their district’s honourable label.
Serving a population of over 600,000 that covers an area of 6,300 square kilometres, the North Wales Police has around 1500 sworn police officers, 160 Police community support officers and over 90 staff that work everyday with their vision and values guiding their job ethics.
History of the North Wales Police
The North Wales Police’s history was simple as it was in 1967 where the amalgamation of the previous Gwynedd Constabulary, Flintshire Constabulary and Denbighshire Constabulary occurred. But it was only in 1974 that it was renamed the North Wales Police prior to the Local Government Act 1972 which created an administrative county of Gwynedd covering the western part of the police area.
What set the North Wales Police’s history in colour are the controversies it had that attracted a large attention from the media. It had its own set of police officers that have done acts that have caused a stir to the public. However, the controversies were outshined by the services they have rendered. Today, the North Wales Police stands firm with its mission and vision and its main goal in protecting the people who are residing and visiting the area.
The North Wales Police of Today
The North Wales Police has undergone a Force Restructure recently as of 2011. Their main reason in pursuing the project is to improve the way they work and continue to make North Wales a safe place to live and work. By building a moving and functional policing model, the Force will replace the three current geographically based basic Command Units.
It was a four month consultation exercise with local organisations and citizens and was agreed upon in February 2011. Over all, the Force’s ultimate mission for the Force Restructure is to optimise their service to the public and at the same time reduce their costs and increase their funds. Through this project, they believe that they can sustain both ends by protecting lives and ensuring the livelihood of the officers as well.
One example of a long term goal that has already been established for decades yet is still being continued up to this day is the Force’s frontline policing. With the different services that the public needs in order to maintain peace and order, the North Wales Police is being funded properly by the UK government in order to achieve the best service and facilities. The Force’s Frontline Policing is comprised of:
- Neighbourhood Policing- this is an approach to fighting crime, addressing community safety issues, tackling anti-social behaviour and reassuring our communities.
- Dog Section- Provides meticulously trained canines that are expert drugs/cash dogs with their own professional handlers.
- Air Operations- Provides and aerial raid in times of emergencies and calamities or an aerial monitoring on traffic and crowd on important events.
- Road Policing- patrolling the roads in order to reduce casualties, deny criminals on the use of the roads and tackle the anti-social use of vehicles.
- Wildlife and Environment- for inspecting anomalies that concerns the wildlife and the environment
- Port Policing- to ensure the safety by acting as key defence against terrorism and cross-border crime.
With all the services the North Wales Police has to offer, their main ethos is the protection of the human rights in terms of fair justice, peace and order. With a slogan that says “A Safer North Wales”, the North Wales Police stays true to their mission and to the people.
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