Mid-Anglia Constabulary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mid-Anglia Constabulary
Mid-Anglia Constabulary arms
Mid-Anglia Constabulary arms
Agency overview
Formed1 April 1965
Preceding agencies
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionEngland, UK
Legal jurisdictionEngland & Wales
Constituting instrument
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters
Agency executive
  • Frederick Drayton Porter 1965-1974, Chief Constable
Area Commands

The Mid-Anglia Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the East of England, from 1965 to 1974. It was created from the amalgamation of five forces. It was renamed Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 1974.

History: 1965–1974[]

On 1 April 1965, the former Cambridgeshire Constabulary amalgamated with Cambridge City Police (called Cambridge Borough Police until 1951), , , and the Peterborough Combined Police (created in 1947 from a merger of the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary and the Peterborough City Police) to form the Mid-Anglia Constabulary, with the same boundaries as the current force. This force initially had an establishment of 805 and an actual strength of 728. A separate had already merged with the Isle of in 1889.[1]

Chief Constable of The Mid-Anglia Constabulary[]

  • 1965–1974 Frederick Drayton Porter OBE, QPM. Formerly the chief constable of Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City.[2]

See also[]

  • Policing in the United Kingdom

References[]

  1. ^ "Cambridgeshire Constabulary History". The Badger's Lair. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ Booklet: Opening of Peterborough Divisional Headquarters. Monday, 22 October 1979.
Retrieved from ""