Shake-up planned for police

A review of the future of policing is expected to say that many police duties would be performed better by civilians.

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Sweeping changes to bureaucracy which could save millions of police hours a year are expected in the the long-awaited paper by Home Office policing adviser Sir Ronnie Flanagan.

The report is said to suggest that only 10% of policing tasks require fully-trained officers, and duties such as taking statements could be carried out "more effectively" by civilians.

Former chief constable Sir Ronnie is also expected to recommend scrapping a form that police must fill in every time they stop someone in the street.