Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire Matthew Ellis said; “I’m all for collaboration with any other force or any other organisation, but it must be the right fit and the benefits must be very strong for Staffordshire people.
“Whilst collaboration with the West Midlands is bringing clear benefits for motorway policing, firearms licensing, collision investigation and legal services, the review by both forces over the last few months has shown little or no benefits from the partnership set up between the two criminal justice teams.
“I want Staffordshire to have the best police service in the country by 2016 and if collaboration with others helps to do that then I will support it.”
