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Police force amalgamation

Put to him that the Home Secretary had kicked the proposed regional police mergers into the ‘long grass’ despite the Prime Minister saying that they should be sorted out as quickly as possible, the PMOS said that we should be clear about this. First of all this was an issue of effectiveness. It had been Her Majesty’s inspectorate who spoke first and foremost about the need to rationalise the police services and achieve maximum effectiveness. Equally we needed to make sure that the police remained accountable at a local level. So there was a balance that needed to be struck. The Home Secretary would take this forward in his own way.

Asked if proceeding with mergers would endanger accountability, the PMOS said no. You had to carry out a consultation process, which we had. You had to listen to the consultation process and think about it, particularly if you were a new Home Secretary. That was what he was doing which was perfectly sensible.

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I fully agree with the merger of police forces. Also we need more police community support officers. At least you see them walking the streets and neighbourhoods. The only time you see apoliceman is when he is driving past in a car.
Comment by Mark Jones — 26 Jun 2006 on 7:16 am | Link
I fully agree with the merger of police forces. Also we need more police community support officers. At least you see them walking the streets and neighbourhoods. The only time you see apoliceman is when he is driving past in a car.
Comment by Mark Jones — 26 Jun 2006 on 7:17 am | Link

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