HC Deb 03 March 1966 vol 725 c337W
49. Mr. St. John-Stevas

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now take steps to re-organise the police forces of Great Britain on a national basis.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

No. The provisions of the Police Act, 1964, particularly those relating to amalgamation schemes, central research and collaboration between forces, and the other steps I described on 2nd February for making the most efficient use of manpower and equipment in police forces, must be allowed time to show their effect.