National Police Service
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 counter terrorism policing remit from the Metropolitan Police Service
- National Roads Policing run by Sussex Police
- the National Police Air Service run by the West Yorkshire Police
- serious and organised crime investigations from the National Crime Agency
- financial crimes from the City of London Police
- professional development and training from the College of Policing.
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Wright, Robert (25 January 2026). "England and Wales to hand counterterror policing to new national force". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Syal, Rajeev (26 January 2026). "What is Shabana Mahmood proposing in 'biggest ever' policing reforms?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2026.