A new professional body for policing which will represent the entire service will be created, the Home Secretary has said.
Theresa May said the body "will develop policing as a single profession" and "act only in the public interest", adding that she also saw the need for a chiefs' council.
The announcement, made in a written statement to MPs, follows this summer's review of policing by Peter Neyroud, the former head of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).
But Mrs May said Mr Neyroud's recommendation that the new body should hold chartered status "will be an issue for the professional body itself to pursue when it has developed a body of evidence demonstrating it reaches the rigorous criteria required".
Mrs May said: "The Government is transforming policing for the modern age with the most radical programme of change for more than 50 years. At its core is a new professional body that will develop skills and leadership, enabling the drive to reduce bureaucracy and with greater accountability to the public.
"Together with directly-elected police and crime commissioners and the new National Crime Agency, this is a strong and coherent agenda for reform which will free the police to fight crime at the national and local level, deliver better value for the taxpayer and give the public a stronger voice."
In his review, Mr Neyroud said police officers should have to pay an annual membership fee to do their job.
Constables should pay a £50 annual fee while chief constables should pay £250 a year to be part of a national professional body for policing which would oversee standards.
He called for the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) to be merged into the "head and heart" of the new body under the plans.
Entry-level qualifications should also be brought in for all police constables and, while qualifying, "many will provide visible patrol as special constables, reinforcing the public service ethos", the former chief constable of the Thames Valley force said.