About Merseyside Police
Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England.
The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. As of March 2009, the force had 442 police community support officers and 420 special constables. As at 21/10/10 Merseyside Police employs a total of 2459 civilian support staff and 4,946 warranted police officers. Although this will undoubtedly all change due to budget cuts.
Merseyside Police is divided into six Basic Command Units (BCUs), one in each of the metropolitan boroughs that make up Merseyside, and two BCUs for the City of Liverpool. The BCUs are:
- Wirral (Division A)
- Sefton (Division B)
- Knowsley (Division C)
- St Helens (Division D)
- Liverpool North (Division E)
- Liverpool South (Division F)
The force came into being in 1974 when Merseyside was created, and is a successor to the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary (itself formed in 1968), along with parts of Cheshire Constabulary and Lancashire Constabulary.
The force operates under the supervision of the Merseyside Police Authority, which is made up of nine local councillors, three magistrates and five independent members.
Formed - 1974
HQ - Canning Place Liverpool
Officers - 4,946 (In October 2010)
Paid police staff - 2459 (In October 2010)
BCUs - 6
Stations - 39
Chief Constable - Jon Murphy
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