The hon. Gentleman is making some interesting arguments, but the problem that we have in the west midlands—if we leave the Mayor and his authority to one side—is the frequency of change in the local superintendents. They change and the public do not really get to know them. In the past, before the Layfield report and the major reorganisations of the 1970s, people were able to identify who was in charge of the local police force and knew exactly who to go to. That is the problem that we have in the west midlands.
Policing and Crime Bill
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Jim Cunningham
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in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 April 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Policing and Crime Bill.
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