"Dave, there's a difference in attitude in the police force between those who set the agendas and those who have to implement them. The complaints about paperwork, lack of resources, etc. generally come from the 'bobby on the beat' who is at the sharp end of the red tape imposed upon them."

Not the way I hear it it isn't. They say the paperwork is caused by the government and chief officers say it as often as "the bobby on the beat"
or the "bobby in a car" as they are nowadays.