Officers will own to gain tough decisions,but work by the Met and West Midlands Police provides a starting point
Police and crime commissioners own threatened legal action; the UK’s most senior officer has warned of the danger to public safety; and forces up and down the country are running campaigns to demonstrate that cuts own consequences.
But home secretary Theresa May remains undeterred: the spending review will mean fewer staff, fewer buildings and less room for error in policing as well as radical reform. And when even Labour shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is prepared to cut a further 5%-10% from police budgets, or major changes seem inevitable. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com