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Force CID is arranged into a series of investigation teams including a dedicated Homicide Unit, working from bases at Harborne and Aston. . [54], The area covered by West Midlands Police is divided into ten Local Policing Units (LPUs). Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. Your file is uploaded and ready to be published. 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Total number of police stations listed under each LPU, does not include facilities buildings such as the helicopter base, Fleet Services garages etc. [16], Under proposals announced by the then Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, on 6 February 2006, West Midlands Police would have merged with Staffordshire Police, West Mercia Constabulary and Warwickshire Constabulary to form a single strategic force for the West Midlands region. This, along with a number of other mergers which would have cut the number of forces in England and Wales from 43 to 24, were abandoned in July 2006 after widespread opposition from police and the public. As part of the service's work, the force also maintains a number of Casualty Bureau facilities at which calls from the public are taken and collated following a major incident such as a plane crash or terrorist attack.[97]. WMP student officer programme the way to become a police officer. [103] A person is "adversely affected" if they suffer any form of loss or damage, distress or inconvenience, if they are put in danger or are otherwise unduly put at risk of being adversely affected. The Federation appears to be a lone voice. An internal inquiry was held, and as a result, use of firearms was restricted to a specialised and trained unit. of service. Policing is about protecting people, preventing crime and helping those in need but its also about showing kindness, empathy and friendship. [4] We need your skills. starting salaries are: 24,219 for PCDA. Studying for or graduated from a Professional Policing degree? This helps us see how many people visit our site by tracking if you've visited before and which pages you have looked at. Follow us @PFEW_HQ for our latest updates, Read the latest edition of POLICE magazine, The Hub may not be available for some users, Find all the latest member discounts and services, A single place to find dedicated police charities within the UK, Offers available to stay at Police Federation HQ in Leatherhead Key responsibilities of community action and priority teams are as follows:[59]. Following successful completion of initial training, recruits are then tutored on their LPUs for nine weeks before being signed off for independent patrol. E.g. Voicemail is available outside of these hours. It was disbanded after allegations of endemic misconduct, leading to a series of unsafe convictions. West Midlands Police is structured in such a way that there are four key teams in each LPU who have the responsibility for dealing with everyday policing duties. . . [98], Officers from the OMU manage their assigned PPOs under two strands. Missing person enquiries Response officers conduct investigations into missing persons with a low or medium risk assessment. [42][43][44], The current chief constable is Craig Guildford,[45] and the deputy chief constable is Vanessa Jardine. [30][31], Plans to privatise parts of the force were halted by Bob Jones, the force's first Police and Crime Commissioner, upon taking office in 2012. [37] Former Leader of the Opposition Harriet Harman described the fact Banfield did not receive a custodial sentence as proof that [the] system fails women and protects men. In its latest PEEL inspection, West Midlands Police was rated as follows:[113], Applicants to join West Midlands Police as police officers are subject to a staged recruitment process designed to assess their suitability for the role, including background checks, medical and fitness tests.[114][115][116][117]. Your salary increases each year and will be over 40,000 within a few years. Offences that fall under the remit of Local CID include burglary of dwellings, personal robberies, frauds and some vehicle crime. [99] Officers working with the OSU are typically deployed as part of a "serial" of one sergeant and seven officers and have access to specialist equipment and vehicles including armoured land rovers. [103], Where appropriate, PSD have a range of outcomes following disciplinary panels, including no action, counselling (management advice), written warning, transfer to another post, withholding increments and dismissal. Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! In November 2018 it emerged that the police force had blocked white male officers from promotion, setting aside half of all promotion slots for women and ethnic minority candidates in seven out of eight of the year's promotion rounds. West Midlands Police is a partner, alongside Staffordshire Police, in the Central Motorway Police Group. Exercises include Act NOW, a tabletop exercise explaining what happens during a counter terrorism operation and WRAP (Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent), a presentation aimed at front-line public sector workers and organisations that work with potential victims of radicalisation. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. No. [96] This work includes running exercises and drills to test readiness and working closely with other emergency services and local authorities. We use cookies to get information about how you use our site. These specialist teams include CID, traffic and a firearms unit. Download - West Midlands Police Federation. It does not store any personal data. arguing for incremental scales based on length. Addressing local issues Supporting other front line policing teams and completing tasking as directed by LPU local command teams. Follow up enquiries are then allocated to the investigation teams. The Hub (for reps) National website; This site Polfed.org. The West Midlands Police Pension Team has an extensive knowledge of the three Police Pension Schemes and strives to provide an accurate, efficient service to our serving and former officers, their family and representatives Announcements: The telephone lines in Shared Services available - Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.