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Better support to some Auckland policing services
Better support to some Auckland policing services
Auckland's police dog section, Eagle helicopter, launch Deodar and some support functions will have new reporting lines from later this month as part of an administrative realignment of some Auckland policing services.
The units are part of Auckland Metro Crime and Operational Services (AMCOS), which next week will start realigning its functions with other areas of policing.
Assistant Commissioner Allan Boreham says the move is part of the Policing Excellence set of initiatives aimed to move maximum police resource to frontline delivery. "It will also make our structures nationally consistent and will reflect what currently takes place in other Districts such as Wellington where Lady Liz IV is a direct resource of the District," Mr Boreham says.
"Over the years our structure has continually changed as crime patterns have shifted and demographic trends have changed. The public can rightfully expect us to keep examining the way we do things," he says.
Though the AMCOS command and structure will no longer be in place, the realignment will have little impact on the majority of AMCOS's 300 staff.
"The lines of reporting are changing for some senior managers but most staff will remain in their existing offices undertaking the same work they were doing prior to the new reporting lines being put in place," Mr Boreham says.
The change will see the officer in charge of AMCOS, Superintendent Ted Cox, take up a new position as Manager Auckland Investigative and Support Services reporting to the Assistant Commissioner Investigations and International in Police National Headquarters.
The operational policing units that operate mostly on a local or regional basis, such as Eagle and Deodar, will be aligned with Auckland City District and the remaining support functions of AMCOS will report through to Police National Headquarters.
"AMCOS staff have done some outstanding work and I want to thank them for their commitment and professionalism," Mr Boreham said.
"The new reporting lines will mean they are more integrated into policing and will continue to be well supported in their work."
"Better service delivery, the interests of victims and the prevention of crime are central to our policing approach," he says.
Work on the AMCOS realignment will start on 12 December 2011.
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