NORTH WALES POLICE RECORDS

Scope and Content

Brochures, 1976-1996; Divisional Records (Occurrence Books), 1968-1984; Photographs, 1977; Annual Reports, 1975-1996

Administrative / Biographical History

Gwynedd Constabulary was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of the previous Gwynedd Constabulary, Flintshire Constabulary and Denbighshire Constabulary.

In 1974, the Local Government Act 1972 created an administrative county of Gwynedd covering the western part of the police area (equivalent to the original Gwynedd Constabulary area). As a result of this, the force was renamed North Wales Police on 1 April 1974.

North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham.

The North Wales Police Authority consists of 17 members, of which 9 are councillors, 3 are magistrates and 5 are independent members). The councillors are appointed by a Joint Committee of the unitary authority councils of Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: Brochures, Divisional Records, Photographs, Annual Reports

Access Information

Data Protection Act restrictions will apply to any items less than 100 years old that contain personal information as defined by the Act.

Note

Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided).

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Flintshire Record Office.

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Steven Davies for the ANW project.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual Copyright restrictions apply

Appraisal Information

All records received at Flintshire Record Office have been retained

Accruals

Further accruals are possible

Related Material

FP (Flintshire Constabulary Records), GP (Gwynedd Constabulary Records), NPA (North Wales Police Authority Records).

Geographical Names