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.

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?