Reports and Press Releases

For the full history of the police force merger proposal please view the reports and press releases listed below.

Home Office Reports

HMIC Design Criteria for the new "Strategic Forces"

"Closing The Gap" report by HMIC

Links to other papers and reports relating to police reform in England and Wales are listed below.

Building Safer Communities Together - Home Office Green Paper

Building Communities, Beating Crime - Home Office White Paper

Neighbourhood Policing - Home Office Booklet

Hertfordshire Police Authority Reports and Press Releases

	Press Release: Police Authority & Constabulary respond to force mergers announcement
	Agenda and Reports: Extraordinary Police Authority Meeting: 31 March 2006
	Reports: Police Force Restructuring: 24 February 2006
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	Appendix E
	Agenda and Reports: Extraordinary Police Authority Meeting: 16-12-05
	Report: Amalgamation of Police Forces: 25-11-05
	Press Releases
	20 June 2006: Police Authority Welcomes Delay in Merger
	19 May 2006: Police Force Mergers - We Want Your Views
	31 March 2006: Outstanding concerns forces authority to reject police merger proposals
	16 December 2005: Authority criticises 'undue haste' as it moves forward on police restructuring debate
	14 November 2005: Changing the shape of policing in Hertfordshire
	10 November 2005: Home Office to go ahead to look at three options for Eastern Region Force shake-up
	14 October 2005: Joint Eastern Region statement - meeting on possible future policing structures
	26 September 2005: Debate opens on how police forces restructure: