Gloucestershire announces changes to policing in the county

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Gloucestershire announces changes to policing in the county

Gloucestershire Constabulary is restructuring the way it operates in the county through a re-assignment of officers to new areas to provide a more "localised service".

Assistant Chief Constable Rhiannon Kirk

Date - 11th September 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The changes began during summer when response officers covering Gloucester and Cheltenham who were based at a single site in Bamfurlong were split up and moved to more central sites in Gloucester and Cheltenham. They are now based at the...

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