Part of Criminal Justice and Police Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:45 pm on 8 March 2001.
Oliver Heald
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
5:45,
8 March 2001
Is that really what the Minister would like to see? Given the way in which the central police college, the cluster colleges and the core curriculum will work, it is almost inevitable that the balance will change and the system will become more centralised.
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