Joy Allen is the elected Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham. In this exclusive PolicingTV video, recorded one day before publication of the UK Government’s White Paper on Police Reform, and as national politicians and police leaders have been trailing the proposals ahead of publication, she questions what problem the proposals are seeking to solve.
Takeaways
- The white paper could fundamentally reshape policing in England and Wales.
- Major force mergers are being discussed without public consultation.
- Policing is about place, identity and trust – not structures.
- Collaboration across borders already happens without abolishing local forces.
- Bigger forces are not automatically better or cheaper.
- Changes to Durham’s future would transform how policing feels locally.
- Policing by consent demands reform with communities, not to them.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro: Why this white paper matters
00:20 – What problem are we trying to solve?
00:45 – Durham’s 190-year policing story
01:15 – Force mergers: proposals without consultation
01:45 – Policing by consent, not by decree
02:10 – Collaboration across borders already happens
02:35 – Bigger forces, bigger risks?
03:00 – Peel’s principle and public voice
03:25 – A call for evidence, transparency and debate
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