# ‘Super-force’ plans a real threat to local policing, English mayors say

https://mins.news/en/item/133525

- The Guardian, 2026-11-07 07:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/07/super-force-plans-england-wales-threaten-local-policing-mayors

> Mayors and police and crime commissioners in England and Wales have criticised Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley’s proposal to merge 43 forces into eight to 10. They say the plan threatens local accountability and undermines Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda.