County History
Staffordshire is located in the heart of Britain and offers a wealth of heritage to explore from natural beauty and historic architecture to a significant industrial past. It also offers a wide range of leisure and cultural opportunities. With a population of approximately 1.1m, the county is bordered by Cheshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. The county town is Stafford with other major centres being Stoke on Trent, Lichfield, Tamworth, Newcastle under Lyme and Burton upon Trent.
Police
Staffordshire Police, under the leadership of Chief Constable Gareth Morgan, is responsible for policing the county. Its headquarters are based at Weston Road in Stafford. Policing in Staffordshire is locally-based with 22 locations across the county.
https://www.staffordshire.police.uk
Judiciary
Staffordshire has a Crown Court in Stafford presided over by The Recorder of Stafford, Her Honour Judge Kristina Montgomery QC, and a Crown Court in Stoke on Trent presided over by The Recorder of Stoke-on-Trent, His Honour Judge Paul Glenn DL.
Coroner’s Office
There is a Coroner’s Office in Stafford and in Stoke. HM Coroner Andrew Haigh is Staffordshire South Coroner in Stafford. HM Coroner Andrew Barkley is Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire Coroner in Stoke.
https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20055/deaths/45/coroners_and_inquests
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
Matthew Ellis is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire and is based at Police HQ in Stafford. Sue Arnold is Deputy Commissioner..
https://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/
Magistrates
Chairman of the Staffordshire Magistrates Bench is Mrs Carol Colclough. Magistrates Courts are based in Burton on Trent, Cannock, Newcastle under Lyme and Stafford.
Probation Service
The Staffordshire and West Midlands Community Rehabilitation Company manages low and medium risk offenders in the community, those subject to a court order and those released from prison on licence. The CRC has offices in Stafford, Tamworth, Leek, Stoke, Hanley and Longton. The National Probation Service manages high risk offenders.
Prisons
There are eight prisons in Staffordshire:
HMYOI Brinsford
HMP Dovegate
HMP Featherstone
HMP Oakwood
HMP Drake Hall
HMP Stafford
HMP Swinfen Hall
HMYOI Werrington
Parliamentary Constituencies
There are 12 Parliamentary Constituencies in the county:
Burton
Cannock Chase
Lichfield
Newcastle-under-Lyme
South Staffordshire
Stafford
Staffordshire Moorlands
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stoke-on-Trent South
Stone
Tamworth
