Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to warn policing must reform or decline

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-11-06 07:03 UTC

Sir Mark’s proposals include reducing the number of forces from 43 to as few as eight.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley will call for urgent policing reforms in England and Wales during a keynote speech in Manchester on Friday.

Sir Mark’s proposals include reducing the number of forces from 43 to as few as eight, warning that the country faces a choice between policing reform or a decline in services.

The speech, which will be followed by a panel discussion with four other chief constables, is expected to see Sir Mark warn that policing is overly reliant on the goodwill of its workforce to compensate for a system out of step with the realities of the crimes they tackle.

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