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'Out of date' policing system needs 'overdue' shake up, Met Police commissioner says
Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley and senior officials advocate reducing 43 forces to around 10-15 regional bodies to improve efficiency and secure needed investment.
- On Sunday, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley called for a dramatic overhaul of the policing system, saying it is `so out of date` and urged reducing the 43 police forces across England and Wales as an `overdue` shake-up.
- Explaining the roots of his call, Rowley said the current policing model is a tweaked version of the 1962 royal commission design, and police leaders argue change is needed despite budget limits, noting `we're never going to get the money`.
- Focusing on remedies, Rowley urged sorting national arrangements and big investment in technology and technology-led reform, saying `we're prepared to be the turkeys who vote for Christmas`.
- After the Met published last year's figures, Rowley noted London recorded 97 killings last year, down 11% from 2024's 109, and said consolidation is `quite the opposite` of harming local policing.
- Amid internal Met pressures, Rowley warned the reforms would be `pretty dramatic root and branch reform` and conceded the path would be difficult though overdue.
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'Out of date' policing system needs 'overdue' shake up, Met Police commissioner says
Sir Mark Rowley branded the current policing system a "tweaked and bastardised version of what was designed in a 1962 royal commission" and called for dramatic reforms.
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Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley calls for dramatic police reforms
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for sweeping reforms of the policing system, which he says needs to change “quite dramatically”. Sir Mark said policing reforms were overdue and described the current model as “out of date for the challenges of today”. He called for a reduction in the 43 police forces in England and Wales, saying it would pave the way for greater investment in technology. “We are overdue big police refo…
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