This paper is a revised version of a paper given at the Conference ‘Management Challenges in 21st Century Policing’ Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada, 22nd to 24th September, 1995. The Government's police reform programme has brought change and considerable uncertainty. It has raised some uncertainties in the police service in England and Wales about its future role and the way in which it is going to be judged in the future. The managerial freedom promised by the Government has been constrained and potentially damaged by the application of central direction. In addition, severe financial constraints make evident the future challenges for the senior management of police services.
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