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West Midlands Police ,~, eA~If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. '1- Z-9' -& '-- ~t, REPORT OF THE CHIEF CONSTABLE .Report OF THE WEST MIDLANDS POLICE ,~, ", FOR THE OF YEAR 1981 .. 'T':-'f. CHIEF CONSTABLE c::) I o o co I CY") OF THE co , ,-t' ,1' /1 t WEST MIDLANDS POLICE I, ; Chief Constable's Office " Lloyd House ;:, '. .1/' ,.~ Co/more Circus Oueensway i 1 -: , t'l Birmingham B46NO I) ( . 1 \.' ..J. • '''1 '.1 c ; 1", r' , :', L') ~_ " "I 1981 11' Ql'" 1..l' : L_ ;. tf" '+(' t- L :.' (' ll_ :") I ! WEST MIDLANDS POLICE , Police Headquarters Lloyd House Colmore Circus Queensway Telephone No. 021-236 5000 Birmingham B4 6NQ Telex 337321 MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AUTHORITY Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable Sir Philip Knights CBE QPM Assistant Chief Constables Mr R Broome Chairman: Councillor E T Shore (Birmingham, Sattley) Administration and Supplies Crime Mr L Sharp LL.B Operations Mr D H Gerty LL.B. Mr K J Evans Vice-Chairman: Councillor T J Savage (Birmingham, Erdington) Organisation & Development Mr G E Coles B Jur Personnel & Training Staff Support Mr J B Glynn Mr T Meffen Local Authority Representatives Magistrate Criminal Investigation Department Members Chief Superintendent C W Powell (Operations) Chief Superintendent T Light (Support Services) Ward Chief Administrative Officer Councillor D M Ablett (Dudley, No.6) JD Baker Esq JP FCA ... Chief Superintendent PC J Price MA (Oxon) Councillor D Benny JP (Birmingham, Sandwell) K H Barker Esq Councillor E I Bentley (Meriden, No.1) OBE DL JP FRICS ..;. Personnel Department Councillor D Fysh (Wolverhampton No.4) Captain J E Heydon Chief Superintendent R P Snee Councillor J Hunte (Birmingham,Handsworth) ERD JP i Councillor K RIson (Stourbridge, No.1) J B Pendle Esq JP I. '1~ Traffic Department Councillor I A Lane (Birmingham, Northfield) Mrs K E Piddock JP i Chief Superintendent D M Knight LL.B BA Dip ED LCP R J Smith Esq JP Councillor G Law (West Bromwich, No.3) C I Teeling Esq JP Discipline and Complaints Department Councillor Mrs I Lovekin (Birmingham, Stockland W/Chief Superintendent E M Unett QPM Green). Councillor P J Macmanomy (Walsall No.1) Management Services Councillor G S Sidhu (West Bromwich, No.4) Chief Superintendent JAG Smith Councillor Mrs ME Stoneman (C oventry, No.2) BA Cert ED LRAM Training Department \ Councillor Mrs C Thorneycroft (Coventry, No.2) Chief Superintendent A M McDowall Councillor R A Wootton (Sutton Coldfield, No.2) Operations Co-ordinator Chief Superintendent G B Kirton Communications Chief Superintendent L P Coates 1 I 2 '8' Division Bournville Lane Birmingham .......... Telephone No 021- 476 3141 ANNUAL REPORT 1981 Chief Superintendent C Lenehan Chief Constable's Office 'C' Division Administration Department Walsall Road Birmingham ............. Telephone No 021 - 356 0431 ... Chief Superintendent D C Wilson '0' Division Queens Road Birmingham ........... Telephone No 021 - 3276551 Chief Superintendent J Bagnall 'E'Division Sheldon Heath Road Birmingham ...... Telephone No 021 -706 8111 Chief Superintendent D J 0 'Do'wd 'F' Division POPULATION AND ACREAGE STATISTICS Steelhouse Lane Birmingham ......... Telephone No 021 - 236 5000 Chief Superintendent NT Jones Force Area in acres ............. , .............. 222,400.4 'G' Division Population .................................. 2,644,634 Alfred Squires Road Wolverhampton. Telephone No Wolverhampton 27851 Chief Superintendent R Massey I Acreage per Officer ................................ 33.27 'H' Division Population per Officer ............................. 395.67 Green Lane Walsall ................. Telephone No Walsall 38111 Chief Superintendent R J Meller Rateable Value .............................. £398,900,000 I J' Division New Street Dudley ................. Telephone No Dudley 56900 Authorised Establishment of the Force Chief Superintendent J J Tonkinson Regular Force .................................... 6684 'K' Division New Street West Bromwich .......... Telephone No 021 - 553 2971 Cadets .......................................... 375 Chief Superintendent G C Fieldhouse Civilians . ....................................... 1904 'L' Division \ Homer Road Solihull ............... Telephone No 021 - 705 7611 Traffic Wardens .................................... 688 Chief Superintendent P D Hancox 'M' Division Little Park Street Coventry ..........Telephone No. Coventry 555333 Chief Superintendent S M Hammond . 1 ,. 3 4 WEST MIDLANDS POLICE Police Headquarters Contents Lloyd House Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B46NQ CHAPTER I Administration and Ol'ganisation (Cont.) Page Page INTRODUCTION •••.••••••. 11 CAREER DEVELOPMENT. • . 31 TRANSFERS OF SENIOR HONOURS, COMMENDATIONS OFFICERS .........••.. 11 AND AWARDS ..•.•.•.... 31 ADMINISTRATION AND POLICE LONG SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT ......•... 11 GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL .•.. 31 MANPOWER ..•....•..••.. 12 DEGREE AWARDS ..•.•...•. 32 PUBLIC ORDER ............ 13 LETTERS OF APPRECIATION ..• 32 CRIME .....•.......••.. 15 DISCIPLINE .•............ 32 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY .. 16 COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE BUILDINGS .......•. 17 POLICE OFFICERS .•...••. 33 To: The Chairman and Members of the TRAINING .....•.......•. 18 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC West Midlands Police Authority RELATIONS WITH THE PROSECUTIONS ....••... 34 COMMUNITY ...•...•••. 19 POLICE COMPLAINTS BOARD ... 34 MR CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .••.•.• 19 Other AI/eged Offences by Police Officers ......... 35 CHAPTER II I have the honour to present my report on the policing of West Midlands COMPLAINTS AND during the year 1981. Administration and Organisation DISCIPLINE DEPARTMENT .. 35 DOGBRANCH ..•..•....... 35 I have the honour to be, ORGANISATION OF THE FORCE 21 MANAGEMENT SERVICES Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTH DEPARTMENT ..•....... 36 OF REGULAR FORCE .•.... 21 MOUNTED BRANCH ...•..... 38 Your Obedient Servant SUPERNUMARY AND POLICE STORES .........•. 39 SECONDED STAFF .......• 22 SPECIAL PATROL GROUP •..•. 39 DISTRIBUTION UNDERWATER SEARCH UNIT .. 40 Regular Officers ...•..••.. 23 FINANCE DEPARTMENT ..•..• 40 Civilian Staff and HOME DEFENCE DEPARTMENT . 40 ~. Manual Workers .•.•.... 24 SPECIAL CONSTABULARY ..•.. 41 Chief Constable SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF JOINT NEGOTIATING AND [ THE FORCE ...•..•..... 25 CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE . 143 ~.\ RECRUITING .•.•.•..••..• 25 ANNUAL INSPECTI.ON ......• 43 \ Publicity . ••••.•.•...... 27 .. CHAPTER III Graduate Entry . • • . • . • . • 28 WASTAGE DURING THE YEAR .• 28 ~J Training , POLICE CADETS - ESTABLISHMENT ...•••.• 28 TRAINING ..•••...••.••.. 44 CIVI'LIAN RECRUITING ...••.. 29 STAFF .••.•.••.•.•..•.. 45 PROMOTIONS ...•.•.•••... 30 INSTRUCTOR TRAINING ...... 45 PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS ... 30 LAW RESEARCH .......•... 45 5 6 Training (Continued) Training (Continued) Management Information System/ PROBATIONER TRAINING ..... 46 Street Index Training ..... 52 Induction . 46 Police National Computer Training (Continued) Crime (Continued) Local Procedure •.....•... 46 T"rminal Operators Course . 53 FIRST AID . 58 CRIME INTELLIGENCE Junior . ............... 46 Teleprinter Message switcbing NATIONAL FIRST AID .... DEPARTMENT · ........ 73 Intermediate .........•.. 46 System Course . • • . • . 53 COMPETITIONS . • . 58 3 COMMERCIAL BRANCH · •..•. 74 Senior ................ 46 cm TRAINING ............ 5 OPEN FIRST AID DRIVING SCHOOL .....•.... 53 ANTECEDENT HISTORY Basic Crime ............. 47 COMPETITIONS · .....•... 59 Indecency Courses ....•.... 47 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY DEPARTMENT · ........ ,75 PROCEDURE COURSE ...... 54 REFRESHER COURSES ....... 47 AWARDS ......... , .... 59 SPECIAL SUPPORT UNIT · •..•. 75 AIR RECONNAISSANCE COURSE. 54 Constables . ....•........ 47 POLICE CADETS ........... 59 PHOTOGRAPHIC CIVIL SERVICE STAFF Sergeants .............. 47 Induction Course · ......... 59 DEPARTMENT · ......... 75 INSPECTION COURSE .•.... 56 Inspectors . ............. 47 Academic Training .... , ... 59 DRUG SQUAD ............ 76 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS POST PROMOTION COURSES ... 48 Departmental Training. 60 SCENES OF CRIME · ......•.• 77 COURSE ............... 56 Inspect01's . 48 Adventure Training ........ 60 SERIOUS CRIME SQUAD · ..•.. 78 COMMUNITY RELATIONS ..... 56 Sergeants .............. 48 First Aid . ..•. · .......•. 61 STOLEN VEHICLE SQUAD · .... 78 CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF Inspectors Development . .. 48 Voluntary Activities ........ 61 SCIENTIFIC AID . .. 79 MOTOR VEHICLES ........ 56 SPECIALISED COURSES ...... 49 Duke of Edinburghs MIDLAND REGIONAL . DIVING COURSE - Aston University .......... 49 Award Scheme ..•...... 62 FINGERPRINT BUREAU .... 79 NORTH UMBRIA ......... 56 Firearms Seminars for Sport. · ............ 02~ REGIONAL CRIME SQUAD · .... 80 DOG TRAINING COURSES - Senior Officers . .. ... 49 SPECIAL BRANCH · " ....... 80 STAFFORD ............ 57 Firearms Training ....... .. 49 CHAPTER IV TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT .... 80 FIREARMS COURSES ........ 57 Home Defence - Home Defence GAMING COURSE .......... 57 Crime College . .............' 49 HAZCHEM SYMPOSIUM ....... 57 CHAPTER V Home Defence Regional . 49 STRENGTH AND DISPOSITION .• 64 INSPECTORS COURSE ........ 57 National Examination Board in RECORDED CRIME ....•.... 65 INSPECTORS COURSE - supervisory Studies ...... 50 CLASSIFICATION OF Proceedings DIRECTING STAFF COURSE .. 57 Pre-Retirement Course . ...... 50 OFFENCES MANAGEMENT COURSE ...... 57 · .... ~, .. , ... 66 Promotion Examinations ....• 50 Homicide .....•........ 66 POLlCE NATIONAL COMPUTER PROCEEDINGS ........... 82 Promotion Examination Class
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