Police Stations Since 1997

  • Reference Number: 1851
  • Date released: 28 April 2009

Request

  1. How many police stations have been closed by the force since 1997? Please supply the data in a year-by-year format from 1997 onwards, and the name and/or location of each station which has been closed.
  2. Have any new police stations been opened by the force since 1997? If so, please also disclose (a) the purpose of each new station - for example, do they replace one or more of those stations which have closed? (b) Does the new station have a public inquiries office? If so, is that office open 24 hours a day?
  3. Does the force have plans to close any more police stations? If so, which ones and why?

Response

In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

In respect of questions 1 and 2

This information is reasonably accessible to you by other means and is therefore exempt information in accordance with Section 21 (1).

Police Stations 1997 - 2008

In respect of question 3

there is no information held.

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