North Wales Police
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North Wales Police Heddlu Gogledd Cymru |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
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| Map of North Wales Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 6,290 km² |
| Population | 675,700 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Glan-y-Don, Colwyn Bay |
| Sworn members |
1,483 (of which 136 are Special Constables) |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Arfon Jones |
| Agency executive | Mark Polin, Chief Constable |
| Divisions |
5
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| Website | |
| www.north-wales.police.uk | |
1,483 (of which 136 are Special Constables)
North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham.
Gwynedd Constabulary was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of the previous Denbighshire Constabulary, Flintshire Constabulary and Gwynedd Constabulary.
In 1974, the Local Government Act 1972 created an administrative county of Gwynedd covering the western part of the police area (equivalent to the original Gwynedd Constabulary area). As a result of this, the force was renamed North Wales Police on 1 April 1974.
Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on 6 February 2006, the force would merge with Dyfed-Powys Police, Gwent Police and South Wales Police to form a single strategic force for all of Wales.
The North Wales Police Authority consisted of 17 members, of whom 9 were councillors, 3 were magistrates and 5 were independent members. The councillors were appointed by a Joint Committee of the unitary authority councils of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham.
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