LONDON, Jan 25 (KUNA) -- The United Kingdom is planning to create an FBI-like police force, tentatively dubbed the National Police Service (NPS), which will be tasked with investigating serious crimes and aiding local police in tackling them, British media reported on Sunday.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said, in statements cited by British media, "The current policing model was built for a different century.. Some local forces lack the skills or resources they need to fight complex modern crime such as fraud, online child abuse, or organized criminal gangs." "We will create a new National Police Service - dubbed 'the British FBI' - deploying world-class talent and state-of-the-art technology to track down and catch dangerous criminals," she added.
She added, "In doing so, local forces will be able to spend more time fighting crime in their communities." The proposed force, to be debated in the British parliament, will handle crimes such as terrorism, fraud, organized crime, and other serious offenses.
It aims to combine the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Counter Terror Policing (CTP) with a national police commissioner to lead the organization, the most senior police officer in the UK. (end) gta.aa