Devon and Cornwall Police Force

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England);
Location of affected unit(s)
Devon, Cornwall
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.2 - Provision of services to the community as a whole
84.24 - Public order and safety activities
180 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 February 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2010
Foreseen end date
31 March 2013

Description

Devon and Cornwall Police Force have announced that 180 jobs will be lost by the end of March 2013, with the first 60 to be cut by March 2011. Budget cuts are blamed for the downsizing, with the force needing to save £14m over three years, but they are less than the 300 that Chief Constable Stephen Otter had originally predicted. Stephen Tovagliari, from Devon and Cornwall Police Federation said 'morale is quite low [for rank and file members] at the moment - there's concern and anxiety about what's going to happen'.

Sources

  • 12 February 2010: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Devon and Cornwall Police Force, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 70175, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70175.