Welsh police merger "delay" hint

Police minister Tony McNulty has said that he "may" delay the merger of the four Welsh police forces, reports the BBC.

He said an announcement would be made in the next few weeks but he did not want to lose the momentum of the change. While April 2007 might not be the right date for the mergers, there might be some aspects of the changes which could go ahead then.

He admitted there were concerns about the financing and the speed of change. But he said he was determined to work collaboratively to sort them out.