South Yorkshire Police
| South Yorkshire Police | |
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| Abbreviation | SYP |
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| Motto | Justice with courage |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Annual budget | £251 million (2012–13) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of county of South Yorkshire (i.e. the metropolitan districts of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield), UK |
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| Map of South Yorkshire Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1,554 km² |
| Population | 1.28 million |
| Governing body | Home Office |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Carbrook House, 5 Carbrook Hall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 2EH |
| Sworn members | 2710 (As of August 2013) |
| Unsworn members | 2218 (As of August 2013) |
| South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Alan Billings |
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| Districts |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 24 |
| Vehicle Fleets | 500 + |
| Helicopters | 1 |
| Dogs | 48 |
| Horses | 9 |
| Website | |
| www.southyorks.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
South Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England. The force's roads policing unit and its helicopter, Sierra Yankee 99, have been a feature in three television series: Traffic Cops, Sky Cops and Police Interceptors. The current Police and Crime Commissioner is Alan Billings, a former Anglican priest and Deputy Leader of Sheffield City Council who was elected at a by-election on 30 October 2014, to replace Shaun Wright, the incumbent who resigned in the wake of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation controversy.
The police force covers an area of approximately 600 square miles (approx. 1,554 square kilometres) which is made up of the county's three boroughs (Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham) along with the City of Sheffield. The resident population is 1.2 million. The force is the thirteenth largest of the 44 forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The force is divided into four basic command units (BCUs):
Force Headquarters is based at Carbrook House, in Tinsley, Sheffield. This is a move from Snig Hill Police Station that occurred in early 2013. This move saw the Senior Command Team and other services (such as firearms licensing) into one location. This has been funded by the sale of out-dated buildings, including West Bar Police Station, and the future sale of vacated properties.
The interim Chief Constable is Stephen Watson who replaced DCC Dawn Copley who stood down a day after assuming the post due to 'conduct at a previous force was being investigated'. She had assumed the post after Mr Crompton was suspended regarding comments made about the Hillsborough disaster. The Chief Constable is assisted by ACC Jo Byrne and Temporary ACC Rachel Barber. Nigel Hiller is the Director of Finance.
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