<p>Review by ex-Met chief, expected to be published within weeks, calls for reduction from 39 forces to between nine and 18</p><p>The number of police forces in England should be cut from 39 to as few as nine super forces, an official review ordered by the government has concluded.</p><p>The review, carried out by the former Met police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, is yet to be published. Doubts are growing among some chief constables about the radical plans contained in Lord Hogan-Howe’s review.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/05/cut-number-of-police-forces-england-hogan-howe-review">Continue reading...</a>
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Cut number of police forces in England to as few as nine, review recommends
<p>Review by ex-Met chief, expected to be published within weeks, calls for reduction from 39 forces to between nine and 18</p><p>The number of police forces in England should be cut from 39 to as few as nine super forces, an official review ordered by the government has concluded.</p><p>The review, carried out by the former Met police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, is yet to be published. Doubts are growing among some chief constables about the radical plans contained in Lord Hogan-Howe’s review.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/05/cut-number-of-police-forces-england-hogan-howe-review">Continue reading...</a>