Summary
SCOTLAND'S senior police officers have warned the Scottish Government they will "robustly challenge" any merger plan that fails to "deliver effective policing to our local communities".
Chief constables met on Wednesday after being told the Scottish Government would later this month back the creation of a single force, and make it an SNP manifesto election pledge.See the full content of this document
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Warning Over New Police Force
In a statement to The Scotsman, the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland (Acpos) warned that police must remain "independent from political influence", echoing concerns that a solitary police chief constable answerable only to the justice secretary would b...
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