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WEST MERCIA PCC: DISCLOSURE LOG

RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Reference: 2022 – 305 / WE6602
Date of response: 28th October 2022

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

Request

  1. The total number of police stations located within the boundaries of the force for each of the
    years 2008-2021
  2. The total number of police stations and counters closed 2008-2021

Response

Please see the below response to your request.

  1. Figures from 2008 to 2012 are not held by the Office of the Police and Crime
    Commissioner. At the start of 2013 there were 53 Police Stations, Safer
    Neighbourhood Offices and Divisional Headquarters within West Mercia Police.
    2013 – 48
    2014 – 44
    2015 – 43
    2016 – 43
    2017 – 42
    2018 – 42
    2019 – 39
    2020 – 38
    2021 – 37
  1. Figures from 2008 to 2012 are not held by the Office of the Police and Crime
    Commissioner. Figures relating to numbers of Stations, SNT Offices and Divisional
    Headquarters are set out in Q1. In respect of Front Counter facilities at the start of 2013
    there were 43 front counter facilities in total within West Mercia Police.
    2013 – 16 were closed
    2014 – 21 were closed
    2015 – 2022 no closures.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write to the Information Compliance Unit; Information Compliance Unit, PO Box 55, Worcester, WR3 8SP. Email: [email protected]

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

West Mercia Police

Complaints

If you think that the Police and Crime Commissioner has failed to supply information in accordance with the publication scheme, then you
should write in the first instance, to the:

Chief Executive, OPCC – West Mercia, Hindlip Hall, Worcester. WR3 8SP

The PCC will aim to deal with your complaint within 10 working days. If you are dissatisfied with the response you can ask for the matter to be internally reviewed. Internal reviews will be completed promptly and a response given to you within 20 working days of your further request.

If, after the internal review, you remain dissatisfied, then you can complain to the Information Commissioner (Office of the Information Commissioner), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF).