accepted by both forces on 26 February, and the merger would have taken place on 1 April 2007. However, in July 2006, both Cumbria and Lancashire constabularies decided not to proceed with the merger because the government failed to remedy issues with the council tax precept which left both forces unable to proceed. Chief Constables 18391856: John Woodford 18591868: William P. Elgee 18681876: Colonel Robert Bruce 18771880: Charles Legge 18801909: Henry Martin Moorsom ?1912: Charles Villiers Ibbetson 19121927: Sir Philip Lane 19271935: Wilfred Trubshaw 19351950: Archibald Frederick Hordern 19501967: Sir Eric St Johnston (Chief Inspector of Constabulary, 1967–1970) 19671972: William Palfrey ?19721977: Stanley Parr (dismissed for disreputable conduct) 1978?1983: Albert Laugharne 19831995: Robert Brian Johnson 19952002: Pauline Clare 20022005: Paul Stephenson 20052017: Stephen Finnigan 20172021: Andy Rhodes 2021present: Chris Rowley Officers killed in the line of duty The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in the line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. The following officers of Lancashire Constabulary are listed by the trust as having died attempting to prevent, stop or solve a crime: PC Peter Burnett, 1990 (collapsed and died attempting to disperse rioters) PC Ian Wain Woodward, 1987 (shot dead) Acting Sgt Walter Lacey, 1978 (collapsed and died attempting to arrest a suspect) Supt Gerry Richardson, 1971 (shot dead attempting to arrest a gunman who had shot a fellow officer; posthumously awarded the George Cross) PC Ernest Southern, 1962 (collapsed and died attending a street affray) DI James O'Donnell, 1958 (shot dead attempting to arrest a gunman who had shot two others; posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal) PC Sydney Arthur Tysoe, 1949 (died from injuries sustained during an arrest in 1940) War Reserve Constable John Towers, 1943 (died from injuries sustained in an assault) PC Stewart Mungo Whillis, 1907 (died from injuries sustained in an assault in 1901) PC Nicholas Cock, 1876 (fatally shot arresting armed burglars) PC William Jump, 1862 (shot dead attempting to arrest an armed gang) Divisions and collaborations The force is split into 5 divisions, three geographical and two based at the force HQ at Hutton. The split is approximate, and divisions are deliberately vague, giving a seamless approach to policing in the Lancashire area. The geographical divisions and their headquarters are as follows: Western The