Part I Organisation of Police Forces
Alteration of police areas
32 Power to alter police areas by order.
1
The Secretary of State may by order make alterations in police areas in England and Wales other than the City of London police area.
2
The alterations that may be made by an order under this section include alterations that result in a reduction or an increase in the number of police areas, but not alterations that result in the abolition of the metropolitan police district.
3
The Secretary of State shall not exercise his power under this section to make alterations unless either—
a
b
it appears to him to be expedient to make the alterations in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness.
4
The Secretary of State shall exercise his power to make orders under this section in such a way as to ensure that F3no police area falls partly in England and partly in Walesand that none of the following areas—
a
a county in which there are no district councils,
b
a district in any other county,
c
a county borough in Wales, and
d
a London borough,
is divided between two or more police areas.
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