Cut number of police forces in England to as few as nine, review recommends

Review by ex-Met chief, expected to be published within weeks, calls for reduction from 39 forces to between nine and 18 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. 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. Contin