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Theresa May unveils radical police shake-up plans
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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:04 am ]
Post subject:  Theresa May unveils radical police shake-up plans
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... plans.html

Quote:
The number of the voluntary officers would increase more than fourfold – from the current 15,000 to the peak levels of 67,000 last seen more than 50 years ago, said Theresa May, the Home Secretary.
She also outlined plans for a volunteer “police reserve force” to bolster the country’s 141,000 front-line police officers, whose numbers are said to be under threat because of public sector spending cuts.

Odds are that the police numbers will be savaged and the numbers of special constables will grow to compensate. While the police do seem to have early pensions that could be reformed I can't see this going down well with them.
Author:  Linux_User [ Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Theresa May unveils radical police shake-up plans
I'd love to know how they intend to reverse the decline in Special Constable numbers? Or address the fact that "hobby bobbies" are despised by some regular officers?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Theresa May unveils radical police shake-up plans
Linux_User wrote:
I'd love to know how they intend to reverse the decline in Special Constable numbers? Or address the fact that "hobby bobbies" are despised by some regular officers?

Also what about the CHIMPS? They will be feeling vulnerable as they cost money but do not have sufficient powers.
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