A proposal to merge Leicestershire Police's 999 control room with neighbouring forces in Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire – and outsource it to private security firm G4S – is to be considered as a way of saving money.The plans are just a "scoping exercise" at this stage, according to Leicestershire Police.But they have been criticised by unions and staff who see them as a creeping privatisation of the police force, a move which puts profit-seeking private firms,...
