Statement on policing
27 July 2010 (updated on 27 July 2010)
Home Secretary, Theresa May, made a statement to the House of Commons on 26 July 2010 on the publication of a consultation paper entitled 'Policing in the 21st Century: Reconnecting police and the people'.
- Video and Audio: Policing in the 21st Century
- Commons Hansard: Policing in the 21st Century
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
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