Public enquiry desk in Northampton to re-open at Campbell Square police station

The Northamptonshire Police public enquiry desk in Northampton town centre will re-open at Campbell Square police station in the New Year, relocating from its current base in The Guildhall.

The enquiry desk will be based in the front office next to the main public entrance to the Campbell Square building, which also houses the Magistrates’ Court. The desk at the Guildhall will close from 5pm on Friday, December 20, and reopen at Campbell Square on Thursday, January 2 at 9am.

Superintendent Rachael Handford, Operations Manager for the Northamptonshire West Local Policing Area (LPA) said: “With pending changes by West Northamptonshire Council and a realignment of the police estate, we have taken the decision to re-open the front office at Campbell Square police station and relocate the town’s police public enquiry desk.

“There is already an ongoing refurbishment programme underway at the station to improve the building and facilities and ensure it is fit for purpose for the departments and officers and staff based there – which include neighbourhood policing, major investigation, the LPA senior management team and various administration functions.

“As such, alongside the forthcoming changes to the one-stop-shop at The Guildhall, it was agreed to be an appropriate time to refurbish the former public enquiry desk area and bring it back into Campbell Square.

“We know the location of The Guildhall, being in the very centre of the town, has benefits in terms of accessibility and being alongside other public services. However, we hope this will be balanced by being closer to other policing services, such as the neighbourhood policing teams, should they be needed.

“We look forward to welcoming visitors to the enquiry desk as Campbell Square police station from Thursday, January 2.”

Northamptonshire Police operates six public enquiry desks across the county, where people can visit during opening hours to report crime, produce driving documents, and get information and advice.

In addition to Northampton town centre, enquiry desks can be found at the police stations in Wellingborough, Daventry and Weston Favell, while in Corby and Kettering they are located within the local authority customer service centres at Bowling Green Road in Kettering and The Cube in Corby.

The Campbell Square enquiry desk will be open from Thursday, January 2, and will operate under the current opening hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

The locations and opening times of all the public enquiry desks  can be found on the Northamptonshire Police website in the Contact Us section.