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The '''North West Motorway Police Group (NWMPG)''' provides a regionalised policing service for the [[Motorway]]s within the [[Cheshire Constabulary]], [[Lancashire Constabulary]], and [[Merseyside Police]] |
The '''North West Motorway Police Group (NWMPG)''' provides a regionalised policing service for the [[Motorway]]s within the [[Cheshire Constabulary|Cheshire]], [[Lancashire Constabulary|Lancashire]], and [[Merseyside Police|Merseyside]] police areas.<ref name="Lancs website">http://www.lancashire.police.uk/index.php?id=4469{{dead link|date=June 2009}}</ref> It was established in June 2008 in partnership with the [[Highways Agency]].<ref name="Lancs website"/> |
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Operating from five bases around the region, NWMPG is made up of 115 [[police officer]]s and more than 30 support staff from the three forces.<ref name="Merseyside website">{{cite web|url=http://www.merseyside.police.uk/html/aboutus/departments/roads-policing/motorway-policing.htm |title=Merseyside Police: About Us: Departments |publisher=Merseyside.police.uk |date= |accessdate=2009-06-09}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The group is responsible for patrolling a motorway network stretching from the borders with [[Cumbria]] in the north to [[West Mercia]] and [[Staffordshire]] to the south, as well as [[North Wales]] to the west and [[Greater Manchester]] to the east.<ref name="Merseyside website"/> |
Operating from five bases around the region, NWMPG is made up of 115 [[police officer]]s and more than 30 support staff from the three forces.<ref name="Merseyside website">{{cite web|url=http://www.merseyside.police.uk/html/aboutus/departments/roads-policing/motorway-policing.htm |title=Merseyside Police: About Us: Departments |publisher=Merseyside.police.uk |date= |accessdate=2009-06-09}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The group is responsible for patrolling a motorway network stretching from the borders with [[Cumbria]] in the north to [[West Mercia]] and [[Staffordshire]] to the south, as well as [[North Wales]] to the west and [[Greater Manchester]] to the east.<ref name="Merseyside website"/> |
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The North West Motorway Police Group (NWMPG) provides a regionalised policing service for the Motorways within the Cheshire, Lancashire, and Merseyside police areas.[1] It was established in June 2008 in partnership with the Highways Agency.[1]
Operating from five bases around the region, NWMPG is made up of 115 police officers and more than 30 support staff from the three forces.[2] The group is responsible for patrolling a motorway network stretching from the borders with Cumbria in the north to West Mercia and Staffordshire to the south, as well as North Wales to the west and Greater Manchester to the east.[2]
It has been modelled on the successful Central Motorway Police Group which started in 1990 when West Midlands Police and West Mercia Constabulary formed a partnership to provide a dedicated policing unit for the motorways surrounding Birmingham.[1] CMPG now includes Staffordshire Police.[1]
The 24-hour Regional Command and Control Centre, located at the Highways Agency Regional Control Motorway Centre at Newton-le-Willows, will maintain contact with all police and Highways Agency staff deployed by their respective organisations across a total of more than 3,000 square miles (7,800 km2). [3]
Motorways covered
Officers from the NWMPG patrol all or part of the following motorways:
Vehicles
NWMPG uses a fleet of more than 40 vehicles including high-powered saloons, 4x4 vehicles, and a number of fully equipped plain vehicles.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.lancashire.police.uk/index.php?id=4469[dead link]
- ^ a b "Merseyside Police: About Us: Departments". Merseyside.police.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-09. [dead link]
- ^ "Highways Agency - New Era for Motorway Policing in the North West". Highways.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-09.