Central Motorway Police Group

Central Motorway Police Group
Abbreviation CMPG
Agency overview
Formed 1990
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* Police areas of Staffordshire, West Mercia and the West Midlands in the country of England, UK
Map of Central Motorway Police Group's jurisdiction.
Size 11,203 km²
Population 4,822,500
Legal jurisdiction England & Wales
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction Highways, roads, and-or traffic.
Operational structure
Headquarters Perry Barr
Constables 140[1]
Unsworn members 29[1]
Parent agencies Staffordshire Police, West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police
Facilities
Patrol Bases 3
Patrol cars 46[2]
Website
http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/cmpg/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) is a co-operative operation between three police forces in the West Midlands of England. Officers from the three forces involved - Staffordshire Police, West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police - provide a dedicated policing service on several hundred miles of the motorway network in the West Midlands, from the boundary with Cheshire in the north to Gloucestershire and Warwickshire in the south, and from Wales in the west to Derbyshire and Warwickshire in the east.

The radio control room is based at Quinton working with Highways England, and central vehicle depot is located adjacent to the M6 at Perry Barr in Birmingham where Thornbridge Avenue passes under the motorway. The depot has direct access onto both the northbound and southbound carriageways of the motorway allowing police vehicles to respond faster to incidents.

In June 2008 Merseyside Police, Lancashire Constabulary and Cheshire Constabulary established the North West Motorway Police Group covering the motorways in their respective areas following the success of the CMPG. Greater Manchester Police joined the group in 2011.

History

The CMPG was first formed in 1990, when West Mercia Constabulary, now known as West Mercia Police and West Midlands Police formed a partnership to police approximately 100 miles (160 km) of motorway in Birmingham, the West Midlands and North Worcestershire. Staffordshire Police and Warwickshire Police joined the partnership in 2001, bringing the motorway sections in those counties within the Group's area of responsibility, while West Mercia increased its input.

Warwickshire withdrew from the CMPG in April 2007.[3]

Responsibilities

Currently, the CMPG has responsibility for:

M6 Toll from start in Staffordshire to jun T2 in Warwickshire Roads formerly policed by the CMPG but now policed only by Warwickshire include:

CMPG Patrol Bases:

Former CMPG Patrol Bases:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/cmpg/about_who.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/cmpg/about_vehicles.htm
  3. ↑ "Central Motorway Police Group: History of CMPG". www.west-midlands.police.uk. West Midlands Police. Retrieved 10 Aug 2009.
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