Police Information

Northern NCF Office Opens

Wed, August 01, 2001

Source: National Crime Faculty

Lancashire's Chief Constable opens Northern National Crime Faculty Office.

 

On Monday 30^th July 2001 the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary, Mrs Pauline Clare, officially opened the Northern Office of the NCF Operational Support Section. 

The office, situated at Lancashire Police Training Headquarters, Hutton Hall, Hutton Nr Preston Lancashire, is being opened in response to the increasing demand for NCF Operational Support Services.  In fact over the past 3 years calls to the Helpdesk alone have risen by an average of 50% each year.

These services include Operational Support Officers (formerly known as Liaison Officers), Behavioural Investigative Advisors (formally known as Offender Profilers) and Geographic Profilers.

Based at Bramshill in Hampshire, the NCF is also keen to counter the perception that it is a purely southern based organisation because of the location of its headquarters. NCF services and facilities are available to all UK police forces and it is hoped that the establishment of the Northern Office will provide an increasingly efficient and effective delivery of these to forces in this region. 

ACC Andy Humphries, Assistant Director Crime and Operations, formally thanked Lancashire Constabulary for their help and support in establishing the new office. He also expressed the hope that after evaluating the impact on the level of service provided, similar partnerships could be forged in the future in other regions of the UK.