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New ‘British FBI’ announced in major police shake-up

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce major police reforms, including the creation of a new National Police Service (NPS), dubbed the “British FBI”.
The NPS will consolidate existing national and regional units, taking over complex and serious crime investigations such as counter-terrorism, fraud, and organised crime.
This shake-up aims to free up local forces to focus on everyday offences and address the current policing model's inability to tackle modern, complex crimes effectively.
The reforms are expected to significantly reduce the number of police forces in England and Wales from 43 and introduce a national police commissioner to lead the NPS.
The proposals have garnered support from senior policing figures, including the head of the National Crime Agency and former counter-terrorism chief, with additional plans to scrap Police and Crime Commissioners by 2028.