Helinut,
Thanks for the email, your supposition was correct. Will reply shortly and no doubt we can sort something out.
Whilst I don't think that it's necessarily a deliberate strategy, I have no doubt that they realise it's a likely eventuality, and will undoubtedly be happy when it happens, as it will make life much easier. That is unless everyone goes, which as already alluded to by others, is almost certain to happen in 2016, if not before, should Mr Winsor get his way. Is half a dozen or so civilian observers enough to run NPAS?
D-Day is fast approaching in the South East, and management are obviously concerned that people will vote with their feet, because they've now stated that they will not allow people to leave for other posts, pending the move to NPAS in October! Funny how this paragraph is in contradiction with the first. It's also funny that people who think they have the best job in the police are wanting to leave!
Only a few months to go and there's no information, let alone decisions, regarding aircraft, staffing and operational hours. Lots of "preferred options" and "considerations" but nothing hard and fast.
Without wishing to be emotive, it's not just air operations they're playing with, it's people's lives.
WP