"Shabana Mahmood confirmed the shake-up will create a new National Police Service (NPS) to fight the most complex cross-border crime and could also see the number of local forces in England and Wales cut by around two-thirds. She told the House of Commons she also intends to make better use of technology - including the "largest-ever rollout of facial recognition"."
""This government's reforms will ensure we have the right policing in the right place," Mahmood said. The home secretary told Parliament the 106-page white paper, published on Monday, represented "the most significant changes to policing in this country in nearly 200 years". Mahmood emphasised that the new system would work by having local policing "that protects our communities" and national policing "that protects us all"."
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a blueprint to reform policing in England and Wales, creating a National Police Service (NPS) to tackle complex cross-border crime. The plan could reduce the number of local forces by about two-thirds, with a review to recommend precise force numbers by summer. The white paper calls for greater use of technology, including what was described as the largest-ever rollout of facial recognition. Mahmood said reforms aim to ensure local policing protects communities while national policing protects everyone. Responses included cautious support from local officials and criticism from Conservatives opposing large force mergers.
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