'We've had a broken model of policing for decades' - Birmingham MP and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood defends proposed police reforms
Home Secretary and Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood has defended her planned reforms to reduce the number of police forces in England and Wales from 43 to around a dozen.
The 45-year-old Member of Parliament for Ladywood was questioned on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg this morning about her proposed reforms for policing across the UK this morning (January 25).
The proposed reforms will see the number of separate forces across England and Wales reduced from 43 to around a dozen - but a solid number of forces has not been confirmed.
The changes will also see the overall number of forces tasked with focusing on serious and organised crime along with complex investigations such as homicides.
At the lower level, each town, city and borough will be formed into a “local policing area” – with neighbourhood officers focused on local crime such as shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
