Lord Stevens.... ah yes he knows a lot about everything.
As some aware chappie has already suggested in the paper his every word is devalued by the fact that he was assigned his task by a Labour Government so the current government will take not a blind bit of notice even if every word is true [which I doubt].
Perhaps we should ask the Scottish plod how they feel about all their forces being distilled into one? Is it better after 6 months or worse? Do we need to ask?
That must make it awkward for the Scottish ACPOS now they only have one Chief Constable....... meetings in a phone box in the high street now I guess? Maybe they have AGMs attended by retired/sacked officers....
Some of the forces in England and Wales could perhaps go, but to what end? Certainly the stack of officers at the top of the pile will not get any smaller, ACPO would simply call a Chief Constable an ACC and pay the same rate. Some of the smaller people will go... but some of them can and are streamlined between forces now.
It would just be nice if the officers at the bottom of the pile were left to get on with it and stay in a place long enough to know a lot more about it!