North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham.
The North Wales Police Authority consists of 17 members, of whom 9 are councillors, 3 are magistrates and 5 are independent members. The councillors are appointed by a Joint Committee of the unitary authority councils of Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on 6 February 2006, the force would merge with Gwent Police, South Wales Police and Dyfed-Powys Police, to form a single strategic force for all of Wales.
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