Police force drops 'constabulary' title
DEVON and Cornwall Police is dropping its official title of constabulary — after 150 years.
The force has decided to make the changes in order to become "more accessible to the public."
Tanya Croft, head of corporate communications, said there were no financial implications because signs, stationery and branded items were being changed only when necessary.
She said: "The way we are doing it means there are no costs involved because the change from constabulary to police will only be done when things need replacing."
Ms Croft added research had shown that the public searched for Devon and Cornwall Police, rather than constabulary, on the Internet and in the phone book.
3 Comments
by What!!, Barnstaple
Friday, March 12 2010, 9:00PM
“Have to agree with the comments of "unimpressed". What for goodness sake is a "corporate communications" person. The pay they recieive could probbly provide one or two more proper Police Officers on the beat. But that's life these days. No matter what one say's. Thinghs won't change. Unfortunately.
And has anyone asked those in the Police HQ in Exeter as to how many staff they have there and what are their roles. I asked this questiuon once a short time ago and received the reply that there was nobobody within the Force who could answer. Strange!!”
by unimpressed, Barnstaple
Thursday, March 11 2010, 8:36PM
“Another "sounbite". I just wonder how much Ms Croft is paid by the Police in order to spout forth such nonesense? What other "pro active" work does she actually do?
If the Force wants to be more accesible to the public. Re-open your local Police stations 24 hours a day
with a local phone number so that when someone phones in with a queerie it can be answered by someone with local knowledge!”
by The Boss, Devon
Thursday, March 11 2010, 10:41AM
“Out with the old traditional, in with the new anti terrorism STATE police *FORCE* Papers please. fine here, fine there.”