Police mergers face new legal challenge

West Midlands councils are on the verge of a legal battle in a bid to block a planned police merger.

The seven councils in the West Midlands are considering seeking a judicial review against Government proposals to create a super-force by merging the police forces of West Midlands, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and West Mercia at an estimated cost of £57m.

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