In terms of operational policing, the force is divided into two commands – the Territorial Policing Command and the Crime Command, each headed by a Chief Superintendent.
Territorial Policing Command This command is further divided into three geographic Territorial Policing Areas (TPAs) to cover the county, an operational support section and a command and control section. Each TPA is led by a Superintendent and is further divided into districts and then teams for the purposes of neighbourhood policing. The major elements of the Territorial Policing Command are as follows:
North Territorial Policing Area Responsible for neighbourhood and response policing across the following geographic areas: •
Carlisle District •
Eden District South Territorial Policing Area Responsible for neighbourhood and response policing across the following geographic areas: •
Barrow Borough District •
South Lakeland District
West Territorial Policing Area Responsible for neighbourhood and response policing across the following geographic areas •
Allerdale District •
Copeland District
Operational Support Within this section are force wide units which support the TPAs or units from the Crime Command, or provide a specialist service: • Roads Policing • Firearms • Dog section • Proactive Support Group • Civil Contingencies • Collision Investigation • Firearms Licensing • Safety Camera/Central Ticket Office
Command and Control Within this section is the Command and Control Room (dispatch), including the Force Incident Manager (FIM) and the call taking centre.
Crime Command This command is responsible for significant investigations and is predominantly staffed by detectives. The command is divided as follows: •
Intelligence • Force Intelligence Bureau • Intelligence Analysis • Area Intelligence Units •
Operations • Public Protection Units • CID Volume Crimes • Force Major Investigations • Safeguarding Hub •
Forensics ==Collaborations==