When the last creation of NPAS was attempted it was pretty clear that West Yorkshire were the only bidders.
After the caning that West Yorkshire has taken thanks to its operation of NPAS it seems very unlikely that any other police force would again step forward to be so abused. Those 40 plus forces that said 'you must be joking' last time the offer was on the table were the intelligent ones.
Who has the crystal ball to suggest where we go from here?
It will take all the brains in the country [and maybe outside it as well] to suggest a way forward. Even getting them to meet in one place as equals will be a major achievement. And first we have to decide who are the right people!
If I were to suggest any one name as a start there would be an argument by six others stating why that person was the wrong one. There is no clean Mother Teresa figure out there.... or is there?