Among major changes planned by home secretary are abolishing most forces in England and Wales and creating a national crime agency
After a stream of policy announcements over several months, Shabana Mahmood has unveiled a white paper outlining changes that will affect every police force across England and Wales – and could well abolish most of them.
The home secretary’s department has described it as the biggest overhaul of policing since the service was founded two centuries ago.
The white paper, entitled From Local to National: a New Model for Policing, outlines policies that will include:
A reduction in the number of police forces from the current 43 by 2034 – a review will determine the details.
