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one new national police force Agency dubbed ‘Britain’s FBI’ to take over counter-terrorism, fraud and gang investigations as part of major reshuffle law and order Published by home secretary.
The National Police Service (NPS) will combat complex and serious crime such as terrorism, fraud and organized crime in order to Local troops are stretched thin More time to focus on everyday crimes such as shoplifting and phone theft.
NPS will be combined with national crime agency A regional organized crime unit under a super force.
Shabana Mahmood, She will reveal wide-ranging reforms to policing in a white paper on Monday and says she will attract “World-class talents” are powerfuladded: “The current model of policing was built for a different century.
“Some local forces lack the skills or resources needed to tackle complex modern crime, such as fraud, online child abuse or organized crime gangs.”
The Government is expected to slash police numbers in England and Wales from the current force of 43.
The Home Office wants to launch a direct entry scheme into senior jobs to persuade professionals in the tech and finance sectors to teach their skills to the police. Under the changes, police forces are also expected to face new targets in the fight against crime, with those who perform poorly being named and shamed.
Other police forces that will join the NPS include the Counter-Terrorism Policing Team (CTP), led by the Metropolitan Police, the police helicopter resource operated by West Yorkshire Police and the National Roads Policing Team.
Ms Mahmoud added: “We will create a new national police force, known as the ‘UK FBI’, deploying world-class talent and state-of-the-art technology to track and catch dangerous criminals. This will allow local forces to spend more time fighting crime within their communities.”
The NPS will be led by a national police chief, who will be the highest-ranking police chief in the country.
Once up and running, it will set standards and training for policing and purchase new technology such as facial recognition on behalf of all police forces.
The service will share technology, intelligence and resources across borders and will be created in a phased transition, working with the NCA, CTP and regional organized crime units.
Neil Basu, the former head of counter-terrorism policing, supported the plan, saying “as a national security system, the system will be better equipped to deal more effectively with major crime, organized crime and all forms of terrorism”.
City officials, meanwhile, said they remained confident they would meet state responsibility for the fraud under a restructuring plan ahead of the announcement.
Mr Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Mark Rowley has previously supported the idea of exempting its troops from national counterterrorism responsibilities.
In a joint statement from the Met, CTP and the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), they expressed support for the joint police service but added: “However, this transition must be undertaken carefully. Its success depends on maintaining strong links with local policing and the communities we serve.”
National Crime Agency director Graeme Biggar also supported the proposals. He said: “The whole policing system is outdated. Crime has changed, technology has changed and the way we respond needs to change.
“As part of the reform, we need a single, stronger national law enforcement agency, building on the NCA and other agencies, to more consistently respond to organized crime, fraud, terrorism and the new international and cyber threats we face.”
Ministers have announced plans to abolish the Police and Crime Commissioner in 2028 to save at least £100m and help fund community policing.
Instead, the mayor and council leaders will assume responsibility for policing arrangements.