Thames Valley Police (TVP) will restructure its command model into five areas – Oxfordshire, Berkshire West, Berkshire East, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes – with changes starting to take place early in 2024,
The move was announced by Chief Constable Jason Hogg, with Buckinghamshire the first area to undergo the change.
Two Chief Constable’s Management Team (CCMT) meetings have been held to discuss selecting a final option. And was dedided, it was decided that the force will move to a five-area command model (to be called Local Command Units – LCUs).
Among the reasons given for the change is that it would give ‘The opportunity to increase resourcing into local policing, including the doubling of police constables in Neighbourhood Policing’. We have yet to see whether this translates to more police man hours or more part-time police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs).