Reports from local press indicate that over 1,000 police staff across forces from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire could be affected by the outsourcing of back-office services in order to reduce an estimated loss of £73 million.

The cost-savings proposal will be proposed to the police Authorities Commission at the end of this month.

Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire forces have already employed shared services in order to reduce cost as they attempt to move out of debt.