National Police Service

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The National Police Service (NPS) is a planned national and principal law enforcement agency for England and Wales, in the United Kingdom, that will be established to take over the remit for: [1] [2]

The NPS will mainly cover England and Wales only, but will be able to set UK-wide standards and training. It will not cover Scotland or Northern Ireland where policing is devolved. [1] [3]

Establishment of the National Police Service forms part of wider reforms of policing, including reducing the police forces in England and Wales from 43. [4] The reforms were set out in the white paper From Local to National: a New Model for Policing on 26 January 2026. [5] The establishment date for the National Police Service has not yet been announced. [3]

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  1. 1 2 Muller-Heyndyk, Rachel (24 January 2026). "'British FBI' will free up forces to tackle everyday crime, home secretary says". BBC News . Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Ferguson, Donna; Ofori, Morgan (24 January 2026). "Home Office to launch 'British FBI' to deal with serious crime UK-wide". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "National Police Service: New 'British FBI' to fight serious crime and help local police tackle everyday offences". Sky News. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Wright, Robert (25 January 2026). "England and Wales to hand counterterror policing to new national force". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Syal, Rajeev (26 January 2026). "What is Shabana Mahmood proposing in 'biggest ever' policing reforms?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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