Senior officers say police need clarity about who is in charge of the new unified force, which officially starts in spring.
The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) called for an "outbreak of common sense" to resolve uncertainty over who will control key functions in the single force, ahead of the first meeting of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) board next week.
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