Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

The public wants police to show up and care – will new reforms in England and Wales do this?

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par John Coxhead, Visiting Professor in Solution Oriented Policing, De Montfort University

The government has announced a massive shake-up of policing in England and Wales, with the aim to balance providing a local police service across the country while also facing national threats. It involves the creation of a new National Police Service (touted as a “British FBI”) and reducing the number of forces across England and Wales from 43 to a possible 12 bigger, regional forces.

Elected police and crime commissioners will be replaced by regional mayors, or police and crime boards from 2028. And Whitehall will be given refreshed powers to intervene in failing forces.

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