The Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has backed government plans for radical reforms to police forces across England and Wales, merging them into just eight so-called ‘super forces’.
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Sir Mark said the current 43 separate forces were overstretched and struggling to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated criminals.
In a speech later today, he will warn that the policing system is “heading for failure” without the sweeping changes.
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