Sunday, October 30, 2005

Keep Gwent in New Welsh Police Force

Gwent should stay as a distinct unit in any new Welsh Police Force, Torfaen MP Paul Murphy told the House of Commons today.

Speaking in the debate on the Terrorism Bill, Mr Murphy, who recently became Chair of Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, said that the expertise, accountability and good community policing in Gwent should be retained in any restructuring of policing in Wales.

The former Northern Ireland and Welsh Secretary said that the new terrorist challenges facing us all meant that there was a need for larger police forces, and that a Welsh force seemed to be a sensible option. He also said that the new force should remain accountable to the Home Secretary, but would have a very close working relationship with the National Assembly.

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