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49-690: Norfolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Norfolk in East Anglia , England . The force serves a population of 908,000 in a mostly rural area of 2,079 square miles (5,380 km), including 90 miles (140 km) of coastline and 16 rivers, including the Broads National Park . Headquartered in Wymondham , Norfolk is responsible for the City of Norwich , along with King's Lynn , Great Yarmouth and Thetford . As of March 2023,

98-831: A Fellow of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge , in 1858. The institution became a university in 1992 and was renamed after John Ruskin , the Oxford University professor and author, in 2005. Ruskin delivered the inaugural speech at the Cambridge School of Art in 1858. ARU is classified as one of the "post-1992 universities." The university's motto is in Latin: Excellentia per societatem , which translates to Excellence through partnership in English. In 2022, Anglia Ruskin has 35,195 students. ARU has six campuses across

147-700: A Living Lab, was completed in August 2024. Anglia Ruskin University Writtle campus, located in the picturesque Essex countryside near Chelmsford, is a vibrant educational facility that specialises in land-based, animal sciences, and sport-related programs. The campus spans 150 hectares and features a variety of state-of-the-art facilities, including a working farm, equine center, science laboratories, and design studios. ARU Writtle offers postgraduate, undergraduate, further education, and short courses in agriculture and animal sciences, with students benefiting from

196-528: A county force on 22 November 1839 under the County Police Act 1839 , and was one of the first county forces to be formed. It formerly begun operating in 1840. Initially, the force had a recommended strength of 1 Chief Constable, 12 superintendents and 120 constables, spread over approximately 12 districts. Wymondham Police was merged with Norfolk County Constabulary upon its inception in 1840. Thetford also had its own borough police force until 1857 where it

245-543: A further 17 police officers and six staff being hired. In 2019 the Prime Minister announced that 20,000 new police officers would be recruited as part of a national uplift programme. Norfolk had been allocated 224 of those new officers. 2020/2021 saw almost half of all new Police Officer recruits being female. Since the Government uplift programme began, Norfolk had recruited 211 additional officers as of May 2022, bringing

294-643: A library, all designed to support a dynamic learning environment. The East India Building is situated in the Docklands area of East London, having undergone a significant refurbishment. It offers modern teaching spaces and communal work areas spread over four floors. Both campuses provide a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in subjects such as business, law, and finance. Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough campus, which opened in September 2022,

343-538: A merger. Writtle University College would become ARU Writtle. The official merger took place on 29 February 2024. The Cambridge campus features several accommodations, including Anastasia House, Peter Taylor House, Swinhoe House Hall of Residence, the Railyard, Sedley Court, CB1, and various university houses located throughout the city. The Chelmsford campus features the Chelmsford Student Village. At

392-463: A number of joint units and departments in areas such as Major Investigations, Protective Services, Custody, Transport, HR, Finance and ICT. In 2018, then-chief constable Simon Bailey stated that around £16 million had been saved by pooling resources with Suffolk. The 7 Force Collaboration Programme includes Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire , Hertfordshire , Norfolk, Suffolk , Essex and Kent police forces.  This strategic collaboration programme

441-663: A working farm, a specialist small animal unit, and an equine centre on campus. The institution has also developed a range of degree programmes in applied life sciences, sport, and health subjects. Students have been recognized multiple times by the Royal Horticultural Society , including awards at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. In 2023, Anglia Ruskin University and Writtle University College announced

490-458: Is a modern, purpose-built institution located close to the city center of Peterborough. The campus features state-of-the-art facilities, including a simulated hospital ward, science laboratories, and engineering labs, designed to provide students with hands-on learning experiences. On 14 July 2020, the Minister of State for Universities, Michelle Donelan , announced Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as

539-744: Is also contracted to act as the territorial police force in Nunavut , Yukon and the Northwest Territories in addition to being the federal police force in those Canadian territories. A separate Sahrawi indigenous unit serving the Spanish colonial government was the Policia Territorial . This gendarmerie corresponded to the Civil Guard in metropolitan Spain . It was commanded by Spanish officers and included Spanish personnel of all ranks. In

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588-492: Is also home to the university's Music Therapy Centre. As of 2015, all sports, computing, and technology courses were relocated to the newly established Compass House building, which is situated approximately 0.3 miles (0.5 km) along East Road from the main campus. Anglia Ruskin's Cambridge Campus is home to one of only nine optometry schools in the UK, featuring its own optometry clinic. Anglia Ruskin University's Chelmsford campus

637-580: Is based at the Cambridge campus. It was recognised for its performance in the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise, making it the top-rated psychology department in a post-1992 university in the UK for the quality of its research. The Department of Vision and Hearing Sciences is based at the Cambridge Campus for Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing. Research in Psychology, Vision, and Environmental Sciences

686-587: Is currently vacant because the recession halted development that had been planned for many years; however, new plans have been released by Genesis Housing, which currently owns the site. The campus expanded further with the addition of the Mildmay Sports Centre and the Tindal Building in 2005, followed by the William Harvey Building in 2007. The Faculty Building, opened in 2008, was renamed

735-509: Is situated in the city's University and Innovation Quarter, nestled along the river. The campus features modern buildings that house state-of-the-art facilities, including Essex's first School of Medicine, which opened in 2019. The Chelmsford campus houses several notable buildings, including the Queen's Building (opened in 1995) and the Sawyer's Building (opened in 2001). Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated

784-610: The Brecklands , the Broadlands and North Norfolk . It is also responsible for Norfolk's 90 miles (140 km) of coastline, along with 16 rivers, including 120 miles (190 km) of navigable waters in the Broads . It achieves this through Broads Beat, the UK's only inland waterways police, which is partly funded by public sponsorship. There are 1,457 police constables (PC's) in Norfolk (with

833-457: The City of London . The East India Building is located in the former East India Docks , adjacent to Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets . The Farringdon Building is located in the heart of central London, near the city's business and financial district. This campus features state-of-the-art facilities, including lecture theatres, seminar rooms, PC-equipped study areas, and

882-582: The Police Act 1964 ) to form the Norfolk Joint Constabulary . In 1974, it returned to the present name Norfolk Constabulary. In March 2006, proposals were made by the Home Secretary which would see the force merge with neighbouring forces Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Suffolk Constabulary to form a strategic police force for East Anglia . The Norfolk Police Authority was enthusiastic for

931-493: The United Kingdom (UK) the phrase is gaining increased official (but not yet statutory ) use to describe the collection of forces responsible for general policing in areas defined with respect to local government areas. The phrase " Home Office Police" is commonly used but this is often inaccurate or inadequate as the words naturally exclude forces outside England and Wales , but include some special police forces over which

980-506: The CPCA to create the facility on the new Peterborough university campus. ARU Peterborough opened in 2022, with University House being the first building on the campus. The Peterborough Research & Innovation Centre opened in 2024. In the same year, XRP eXtended Reality Peterborough was inaugurated by writer Sandi Toksvig OBE. The second teaching building, which includes specialized facilities for biomedical sciences and engineering, as well as

1029-517: The Chelmsford and Cambridge campuses. The department maintains close links with the electronics, software, automotive, and creative industries and is a Cisco Systems Regional Networking Academy. The Department of Life Sciences is located at the Cambridge campus. Teaching equipment includes laboratories, gas and liquid chromatographic systems, and facilities for drug analysis, toxicology, fire investigation, and DNA analysis. The Department of Psychology

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1078-693: The East Building (built in 1931), the Frederick Chancellor Building (built in 1902), and the Grade II-listed Anne Knight Building (constructed in the mid-19th century), which was used by Quakers . The East and Frederick Chancellor buildings are located within a conservation area, meaning they cannot be demolished without planning permission due to their historical significance in the early days of higher education in Essex. The site

1127-566: The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) is funded by the seven police forces that make up the eastern region, with Bedfordshire Police being the lead force. It is primarily responsible for the combined Regional Organised Crime Unit and Counter Terrorism Policing. Norfolk Constabulary and Suffolk Constabulary , the force bordering to the south, have collaborated numerous services together since 2010. An extensive programme of collaborative work has already delivered

1176-572: The Home Secretary has some power. The police forces referred to as "territorial" are those whose police areas are defined by: Members of territorial police forces have jurisdiction in one of the three distinct legal systems of the United Kingdom – either England and Wales , Scotland or Northern Ireland . A police officer of one of the three legal systems has all the powers of a constable throughout their own legal system but limited powers in

1225-646: The Marconi Building in 2011. The Postgraduate Medical Institute building, opened in 2011, was later named the Michael Salmon Building in 2017. Construction of Essex's first School of Medicine began in May 2017, and the facility was officially opened in 2019 by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent . ARU London has two locations. The Farringdon Building is situated on Charterhouse Street in Holborn , which borders

1274-567: The Queen's Building. In 2003, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex , opened the Michael A. Ashcroft Building, which was later renamed the Lord Ashcroft Building. The Chelmsford Central campus closed at the end of the 2007/08 academic year, with all facilities moving to the new buildings at the Rivermead campus (now called Chelmsford Campus) on Bishop Hall Lane. Three buildings were preserved:

1323-540: The School of Management . In 2014, Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab was opened for finance, banking, accounting, and economics students at the Chelmsford campus. During his tenure as Chancellor, Lord Ashcroft made donations totaling £10 million to construct two facilities for the Lord Ashcroft International Business School in Chelmsford and Cambridge. The Lord Ashcroft Building in Chelmsford

1372-520: The School of Psychology , the School of Sport and Sensory Science , and the Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences . The Department of Built Environment is a large multidisciplinary department with the most comprehensive Built Environment portfolio in Eastern England and is located at the Chelmsford campus. The Department of Computing and Technology is located at both

1421-688: The UN from time to time. These were usually formed from police personnel on loan from member countries. A recent example is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for Indonesian National Police . Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University ( ARU ) is a public university located in East Anglia , United Kingdom. Its origins trace back to the Cambridge School of Art ( CSA ), founded by William John Beamont ,

1470-614: The campus center, was demolished to make way for the new Lord Ashcroft International Business School . The new business school was inaugurated in 2011. The Mumford Theatre, situated at the heart of the campus, continues to host a diverse range of professional touring, local community, and student theatre productions for both the public and university members. From 2015, a new building known as Young Street (named for its location between Young Street and New Street) began hosting nursing and health courses, including midwifery, paramedic studies, and operating department practice (ODP). This building

1519-563: The force has a strength of 1,897 police officers, 163 special constables , 1,318 police staff/designated officers, and 103 police support volunteers. The Chief Constable is Paul Sanford, and the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is Sarah Taylor (Labour). Wymondham had its own parish police force from November 1833 until 1840. It was formed under the provisions of the Watching and Lighting Act 1833 to combat constant disturbances and depredation within

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1568-399: The force strength up to 1,888 police officers. In 2022, Norfolk begun training recruits under the new Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) from its new training centre at Hethersett Old Hall, which sees a partnership of training with Anglia Ruskin University . The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in

1617-501: The government and £93 million from precept (council tax). Territorial police force The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC) is the federal-level police service. It also acts as the provincial police service in every province except for Ontario , and Quebec , which operate provincial police services, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador , which is served by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . The RCMP

1666-499: The line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. The following officers of Norfolk Constabulary are just two of those from the force that have been killed in the line of duty: Norfolk Constabulary is responsible for policing Norfolk's four major settlements, the City of Norwich , King's Lynn , Great Yarmouth and Thetford , along with

1715-567: The merger, but the neighbouring forces were not. With the announcement in July 2006 by the Home Office that the principle of merger was under review, the Norfolk Constabulary announced their intention to recruit a permanent Chief Constable , a process that they had delayed while merger was likely. In 2008, the force changed uniforms to black combat style trousers with a polo shirt but reverted to

1764-523: The more traditional white shirt and tie on a trial basis in November 2012. It has since reverted to the polo shirt. In 2018, Norfolk abolished its use of PCSOs and made all of its remaining PCSOs redundant. It became the first police force in England to do this. The loss of 150 PCSOs allowed Norfolk Police to recruit 97 new staff, including 81 police officers. A 5.5pc rise in the police precept of council tax led to

1813-515: The new Peterborough campus, students utilise private-sector accommodations.. Students at ARU London utilise private-sector accommodations.s. There are four Faculties of study at Anglia Ruskin University: The Faculty of Business and Law is located in Cambridge , Chelmsford , Peterborough , and London . The faculty has two schools, the School of Economics, Finance and Law , and

1862-516: The official higher education partner for a new employment-focused university in Peterborough. This initiative is a collaboration between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) and Peterborough City Council (PCC). The campus will also include a materials and manufacturing research and development center operated by 3D printing specialists Photocentric, who have partnered with

1911-465: The original building of the Cambridge School of Art. The Cambridge campus underwent significant redevelopment, beginning with the refurbishment of the main building, Helmore, which was named after Roy Helmore, the principal of the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology from 1977 to 1986. This renovation was completed in 2006. In 2009, one of the university's largest buildings, Rackham, located in

1960-675: The other two legal systems. Certain exceptions where full police powers cross the border with the officer are when officers are providing planned support to another force such as the G8 Conference in Scotland in 2005 or COP26 officers of the Metropolitan Police who are on protection duties anywhere in the United Kingdom and when taking a person to or from a prison . The United Nations (UN) has operated territorial police forces in those parts of countries which have been under control of

2009-478: The parish. It had a strength of 3 constables. Norwich City Police / Great Yarmouth Borough Police / King's Lynn Borough Police were formed in 1836 following the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , which required local councils to appoint paid constable to keep the peace. Between 1858 - 1901 Norwich City Police maintained a strength of approx 100 constables. Norfolk County Constabulary was founded as

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2058-486: The program as a strategic partner. The Faculty of Science and Technology is one of the largest faculties at Anglia Ruskin University, with six departments spread across the Cambridge, Chelmsford, and Writtle campuses. The Faculty of Science and Engineering consists of six schools: the School of Computing and Information Science , the School of Engineering and the Built Environment , the School of Life Sciences ,

2107-534: The remainder being officers of the rank sergeant and above). This accounts for 159 police constables per 100,000 population. 219 officers are assigned to neighbourhood policing whilst 704 are assigned to incident/response management. Norfolk Constabulary has a responsibility for policing and security (through its own Royalty Protection Unit) of the Sandringham Estate , one of only two personal/private residences owned directly by The Royal Family. Created in 2010,

2156-454: The south-eastern portion of the United Kingdom in Cambridgeshire , Essex , and Greater London . The university has campuses in Cambridge , Chelmsford , Writtle , Peterborough , and London . Anglia Ruskin University's Cambridge campus is located near the historic city center of Cambridge. Established as a center of learning since the 13th century. The campus features a blend of modern facilities and historical architecture, including

2205-532: Was established in 2015 to develop and implement successful collaborative solutions to protect the frontline local delivery of policing. It collaborates on areas including Procurement, Training, Firearms, Driver Management, Digital Assets, Vetting and Forensics, along with ERSOU. 2015 and 2016 respectively saw the relocation of the fire and rescue analysts team and senior management team to Norfolk Constabulary's Operations and Communications Centre (OCC) in Wymondham. This

2254-608: Was followed in 2019 with emergency operators from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service being co-located within the Contact & Control Room (CCR) at OCC. Since 2024, the force has been overseen by Sarah Taylor (Labour) who is the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner . Since 2021, the Chief Constable has been Paul Sanford. Norfolk Constabulary's Budget (real terms) for 2023/2024 is £204   million, with £111 million being funded by

2303-899: Was inaugurated by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex , in 2003, while the Lord Ashcroft Building in Cambridge was opened in 2011. In 2022, the ARU Certificate for Professional Development achieved third place out of over 70 submissions for the Most Innovative Approach to Developing Employability Skills at the Pearson HE Innovate Awards. In 2022, the Faculty of Business and Law was awarded the Small Business Charter Award. The business school has an Entrepreneurs in Residence program. In 2023, X-Forces Enterprise joined

2352-436: Was merged with Norfolk County Constabulary. King's Lynn Borough Police was amalgamated with the County Force in 1947 following the Police Act 1946 . In 1910 Great Yarmouth Borough Police had a strength of 68 constables and 6 horses. In 1965, Norfolk County Constabulary had an establishment of 636 officers and an actual strength of 529. In 1968 it amalgamated with Norwich City Police and Great Yarmouth Borough Police (under

2401-506: Was rated as world-leading or of international quality in the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise. Notable successes include the discovery of new animal species, the design of new car bonnets for improved pedestrian safety, and leading studies on the toxic effects of benzylpiperazine (BZP). In 2023, the Peterborough Innovation and Research Centre launched XRP eXtended Reality Peterborough, an immersive learning environment. The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences

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