UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force
05-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com

UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force

Exclusive: Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960sPlans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s.Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at least England and Wales, and sitting in a newly created national centre for policing. Co
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