District Structure
The Chief Constable is Richard Crompton. Lincolnshire Police Authority has 9 councillors, 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members.
Lincolnshire Police has an establishment of about 1,200 police officers. The force has just had major changes to its organisation; divisions have gone and front line officers are organised into Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) and Response (area cars). Previously there were 3 "divisions" (West, East, & South) with Lincoln, Skegness, and Grantham hosting the divisional headquarters of each. The county is now divided into four "districts" for the purposes of policing. This as of 1 June 2011. These are Lincoln & West Lindsey (covering Lincoln, Gainsborough, Market Rasen), North & South Kesteven (covering Grantham, Sleaford, North Hykeham, Bracebridge Heath, Market Deeping, Bourne and Stamford), Coast & Wolds (covering Skegness, Mablethorpe, Louth and Horncastle), Boston & South Holland (covering Boston, Spalding, Holbeach, and Sutton Bridge). These areas effectively pair 2 district/borough council areas to one policing district.
The force currently has round the clock armed response vehicles manned by Roads Policing Officers (RPU). Front line officers in Lincolnshire also carry Tasar which is in addition to C/S spray.
Officers from Lincolnshire are also detached to EMSOU, East Midlands Special Operations unit. The force has its own underwater search unit that consists of one part-time team of around ten officers and this unit is based permanently at the Lincolnshire Police Headquarters.
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