Report 'strengthens' single police force call
The case for a single police force in Scotland has been "strengthened" by a report into potential reform, the Justice Secretary has said.
Kenny MacAskill said savings of 153 million could be achieved, but insisted no decision would be made before the Holyrood election on May 5. His comments followed a meeting of the Scottish Policing Board in Edinburgh where the report, compiled by senior police officers and "financial specialists" from all forces, was discussed.
The idea of scrapping the current eight-force model in favour of one Scottish service has split opinion among police and politicians.
The report described a single force as the least complex and most efficient of the three options put out for consultation by the SNP administration.
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