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Regional Collaboration And Future Policing

The Regional Collaboration Document sets out our joint working agenda for the next three years.

 Regional_Collaboration_Document.pdf


Press Releases

29 June 2010

Delivering Value for Money Through Collaboration

A draft Options paper has been published that outlines some of the potential savings that could be made through closer collaboration between the four police forces of Yorkshire and the Humber.…

22 April 2010

Yorkshire and Humber Forces Crackdown on Cross-Border Crime

Police officers from across Yorkshire and the Humber, together with the Regional Policing Teams, made 24 arrests (19 men, five women) and seized cash, property and weapons, in a joint crackdown against burglary, vehicle crime and money laundering this week.…

19 April 2010

New Commander appointed to tackle Cross Border Crime

Detective Chief Superintendent Martyn Bates has been appointed as Regional Operations Commander to lead the newly formed Regional Crime Unit for Yorkshire and the Humber.…

15 March 2010

Yorkshire & Humber Forces Take Part In National ANPR Day Of Action

Roads crime teams from all four forces of Yorkshire and the Humber, together with the Regional Roads Policing Team, took part in the ANPR (Automated Number Plate Recognition) National Day of Action…

14 January 2010

New deputy chief constable job to progress regional policing

Mark Whyman has been appointed as temporary deputy chief constable for Yorkshire and the Humber. His new role is aimed at building a tier of delivery against criminals who cross force boundaries…

14 January 2010

£5 Million seized by Regional Roads Policing Team

Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Policing Team have seized over £5 million pounds of assets in 16 months…

08 December 2009

Humberside Officers' Success With Regional Roads Policing Team

Five Humberside officers have had an excellent start to their first week on patrol as the newest recruits of the Regional Roads Policing Team, seizing £25,000 worth of stolen goods.…

07 December 2009

Major Drugs Seizure by Regional Police Forces

Over £220,000 worth of Cannabis has been seized by the four Police Forces of Yorkshire and the Humber in a joint four-week crackdown on crime.…

01 December 2009

£4.5 Million Seized in Successful Joint Regional Crackdown

Over a four week period North Yorkshire, Humberside, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police forces have joined together and seized £4.5 million of property, cash, drugs and firearms as part of Operation Yorkshire…

20 October 2009

Future Of Joint Policing Across Yorkshire And The Humber Revealed

The four Police Chief Constables of Yorkshire and the Humber together with members of the four regional Police Authorities, will unveil the Regional Collaboration and Future Policing document on 20th October 2009 at the Police Treatment Centre, Harrogat…

23 September 2009

First Anniversary for Regional Roads Policing Team

The Regional Roads Policing Team celebrated its first birthday with the seizure of £200,000 worth of class A drugs…

23 July 2009

New Director Heads Up Joint Policing Team for Yorkshire and the Humber

Chief Superintendent Geoff Dodd of West Yorkshire Police has joined the Regional Programme Team as Acting Director with two distinct roles…

21 July 2009

Cross-Border Policing Pays Dividends on Crime Crackdown

A weekend of high density policing across the whole of the north of England - involving police forces from Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East, North West and Scotland - has resulted in the recovery of stolen vehicles, £20,000 in cash and over £100,000 worth of Class A drugs…

26 June 2009

Humberside Police and Regional Roads Policing Team Seize £300k of Class A Drugs

On Thursday 25/06/09 Regional Roads Policing were deployed to a Regional Crime tasking initiative in the Humberside area when as a result of Intelligence received, the Officers focussed their activities into the Grimsby area…

11 June 2009

POCA Means Moving Experience For Ex-Drug Dealer

An ex-drug dealer has today been evicted from his Doncaster home and the property put up for sale in a bid to repay his debt to society…

22 April 2009

£1 Million of Recovered Goods by Regional Roads Policing Team

A specialist police team has seized over one Million pounds worth of cash and goods from criminals using Yorkshire's roads in the first quarter of 2009…

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