00:00The Metropolitan Police Chief warns policing across England risks failure without urgent
00:05major reform. Sir Mark Rowley says England and Wales need between 8 and 10 regional forces,
00:12replacing the 43-force structure. He argues criminals increasingly operate across borders,
00:17while police organisations remain divided along local lines. His proposed system would combine
00:23neighbourhood teams, regional forces sharing specialist resources and a national police
00:28service tackling serious crimes. Sir Mark says merging forces could cut duplication and free
00:33thousands of roles for frontline policing. But police and crime commissioners have questioned
00:38whether creating larger forces is actually the right answer.
