NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE FORCE

Motion Text

That this House disagrees with the former Home Secretary that merging the Northamptonshire Police Force into a larger regional super-force will be of benefit to local policing in Northamptonshire; supports Northamptonshire Police Authority in its decision not to volunteer for merger into a new East Midlands Strategic Police Authority; understands the wider public's opposition to the unspecified costs of these proposals; notes that over 1,000 people have already signed the Save Northants Police petition; further notes that such a reorganisation can only lead to a dilution of local community policing; further notes that the former Home Secretary consistently failed to make a coherent case for such a merger and failed to listen to, or ignored the opinions of local police forces opposed to this merger; commends Northampton Borough Council for passing a motion that opposes such a merger; and expects other local authorities to follow suit.