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Review Proposes Cutting England's Police to Nine 'Super Forces'
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England's 39 police forces could be merged into as few as nine regional 'super forces' under an unpublished review by former Met chief Lord Hogan-Howe, the Guardian reports. Wales would get a single force, with a new National Police Service sitting above the regional forces. Some chief constables doubt the plan, asking whether bigger forces really perform better, while others fear ministers will delay it.
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