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Avon and Somerset Constabulary is the territorial police force in England responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Somerset and the now-defunct county of Avon, which includes the city and county of Bristol and the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. the force is controlled by T/CC Gareth Morgan due to Nick Gargan's resignation. It is the second force that uses the right to have two serving Deputy Chief Constables along with Police Scotland, as DCC Rob Beckley QPM is currently seconded to the College of Policing as Chief Operating Officer ==History== The first police force in England was formed in Covent Garden by Somerset born novelist Henry Fielding, in 1748.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/Policing.jsp )〕 In 1835, Bristol and Bath became the first to create their own police forces in the county itself, after that year's Municipal Corporations Act. The original Bristol constabulary had 232 officers issued with a top hat, blue coat and white trousers.〔 this constabulary began certain practices that were eventually adopted country-wide, including recruiting female officers (with 13 on patrol by 1918〔) and photographing prisoners. Bridgwater and Chard followed with their own constabularies in 1839, with all forces being merged into the Somerset Constabulary in 1940, under the County Police Act. The force as it is today was created on 1 April 1974, the same day as Avon, from a merger of the Bristol City Police, the Somerset and Bath Constabulary, and the Staple Hill division of Gloucestershire Constabulary. It was the only force to provide a mounted escort for the Queen during her Royal Jubilee tour of Bristol in 1977.〔 Avon & Somerset Constabulary provides service for approximately 1.5 million people, and is the sixth largest police force in England & Wales.〔History of the A&S Force from their (site ) retrieved on 15 March 2007〕 The Chief Constable was Nick Gargan, selected by Sue Mountstevens to replace Colin Port, following his decision not to re-apply for the position after the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) announced on 22 November 2012 that she would invite applications for the role rather than extending his contract.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statement - Chief Constable )〕 In January 2013, Port took the PCC to court to seek an injunction to block the interviews of candidates for the post of Chief Constable. In mid-May 2014, Gargan was suspended by Commissioner Mountstevens following allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour towards female officers and staff'. The enquiry into the allegations was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Gargan is reported by the Commissioner to have denied the allegations. During the period of Gargan's suspension, the force was be run by the Deputy Chief Constable, John Long. Gargan resigned in October 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avon and Somerset Constabulary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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