Helinut has it on the button! UK Police Aviation used to lead the world both in efficiency and effectiveness. The problem was that it just got on with doing the job quietly.
Then a new breed of Senior Officers arrived who had never worked without air support & did not appreciate what it was like before we had it. Budget cuts from central Govt caused them to start casting about for ways to save money. They saw the air support budget & decided to slash costs. Never mind the results.
Bad times are a coming & by the time they realise their mistake it will be too late!
Tigerfish