Charing Cross Police Station
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| General information | |
| Location | Charing Cross, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′35″N 0°07′30″W / 51.5097°N 0.1250°W |
| Construction started | 15 September 1831 |
| Completed | January 1834 |
| Opened | 10 February 1834 (as Charing Cross Hospital) |
| Owner | Metropolitan Police |
Charing Cross Police Station is a Metropolitan Police Service station in London's Charing Cross area. Its site in Agar Street was formerly the main site of Charing Cross Hospital.[1] The station comprises two individually listed Grade II listed buildings.[2][3]
History
[edit]Starting in 2018, a series of investigations known collectively as Operation Hotton were carried out by the Metropolitan Police regarding activities of officers based mostly at Charing Cross Police Station.[4] These were unified into a single investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.[5][6] Following the IOPC's findings of multiple cases of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment, the Metropolitan Police accepted the recommendations made by the IOPC.[4][7]
Facilities
[edit]The station has two armouries for storage of police firearms and ammunition.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lost Hospitals of London". ezitis.myzen.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "FORMER CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL (EAST SIDE), Non Civil Parish - 1066516 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "WESTERN CORNER BLOCK OF FORMER CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL, Non Civil Parish - 1224573 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Charing Cross: Met Police vow to 'root out' bad officers". BBC News. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Q&A with the Met on Charing Cross police scandal | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Operation Hotton recommendations - Metropolitan Police Service, September 2021 | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)". www.policeconduct.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Operation Hotton learning report, January 2022 | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)". www.policeconduct.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Charing Cross Police Station". Southern Construction Framework. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
External links
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- Charing Cross Hospital. Lost Hospitals of London.
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