By Jonathan McClory and Barry Loveday. Edited by Gavin Lockhart.

In the week of the planned protest march about the Government’s pay deal by up to 20,000 officers and on the eve of Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s report into police reform, Policy Exchange publishes Footing the Bill: Reforming the police service.

Drawing on fieldwork from Australia and New Zealand and interviews with serving officers and policymakers in England and Wales, Footing the Bill investigates the challenges police face in containing costs and balancing protective services, counter-terrorism and neighbourhood policing.