Force Structure

• Force organisational charts

Relationships with other authorities

• Avon and Somerset Information Centre
• Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships
• Local Criminal Justice Board
• Child-Safe
• MAPPA
• Casualty Reduction Partnership
• Police Authority
• Southwest One

Contact details

• Emergency and non-emergency telephone numbers
• text number for general enquiries
• Postal address for general enquiries
• Contact details for Local Safer Neighbourhood Team
• How to report a crime
• How to make a complaint
• Firearms Licensing
• Freedom of information requests
• Subject Access requests

Location of police stations (including mobile units) and public opening hours

• Map of the force area (with the ability to identify the geographical area covered by each Safer Neighbourhood Team).
• Officer and police staff establishment at force level
• Addresses and opening hours

Profiles of the Chief Officer, Deputy Chief Constable or Deputy commissioner, Assistant Chief Constables or Assistant Commissioners and Divisional or Area Commanders

• Profiles of ACPO officers
• Profiles of District Commanders

Identity of senior civilian staff:

• Force structure

Arrangement for special constables and civilian volunteers

• Recruitment

Sponsorship arrangements with businesses

• Force policy on sponsorship arrangements
• Sponsorship Details

Procurement procedures

Unfortunately we are unable to provide you with any information in respect of procurement procedures. This is due to the fact that the Force has a contract with a private organisation called South West One who undertake these procedures on behalf of the Constabulary.

Details of contracts currently being tendered

We have a 'suppliers area' where we provide information about contract opportunities, instructions on how to express interest and information on our procurement process. Not all contracts are included in this area. We only publish details of contracts that are large enough to have gone through formal tendering or are for capital items.

Visit our tenders section

Force budget

The force budget is agreed by the Police Authority. For details of our budget and capital programme, please visit the Police Authority website.

Police Community Support Officers

• Statistics on PCSO numbers
• More about PCSOs

Annual statement of accounts

Our annual statement of accounts is available via the Police Authority website

Police use of resources

Information about the police use of resources can be obtained via our annual statment of account or via the HMIC website

Chief officer expenses

Expenses paid to or incurred by the Chief Officer, Deputy and Assistant Chief Constables or Commissioners (not expected to be broken down to individual claims but to give an adequate explanation of the overall position for each senior officer).

• Expenses (Chief Constable's)
• All other Chief Officers' expenses

Financial Regulations

Details of Standing Orders and Financial Regulations can be obtained via the Police Authority website

• Strategic plans
• Annual Policing Plan
• Area Policing Plans
• Chief Officer's Annual Report (Avon and Somerset Constabulary no longer produces this. It is now dealt with by the Police Authority)
• Neighbourhood Policing arrangements
• Police Performance Assessments - More information available via the HMIC website

Police Force Statistics

• District statistics
• Crime Statistics
• Home Office annual crime figures and British Crime Survey
• Other statistical information
• Police Authority
• Stop and Search
• Reports from independent custody visitors

• Agenda and minutes for the senior decision-making committee.
• Feedback from public consultation and surveys

Our website contains policies and procedures about the conduct of police force business, the provision of policing services and the recruitment and employment of staff.

• Download force policy documents
• Visit our recruitment section
• Information charges
• Report 12 - MOPI Codes, Guidance and Threshold Standards

Making a complaint

• Professional standards
• Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) website

Information held in registers required by statute

Currently there are no registers that the police service is required to publish by statute.

Asset registers and information asset registers

Information will be provided at a later date.

Registers of interests

• Business Interests
• Register of gifts and hospitality provided to senior personnel - We are unable to provide this information as it is currently inaccessible.
• FOI disclosure log

• Advice and guidance for the general public - Please read our FAQs
• Firearms and explosive licensing, for individuals and dealers - Please visit our licensing section
• Abnormal load escort
• Keyholder services
• Police College or learning centre
• Ceremonial duties
• Media releases - Please visit our newsroom