Bedfordshire Police To Start Recruiting Bedfordshire Police will start recruiting new officers for the first time in three years, it was decided yesterday. It is hoped that up to 80 new regular police officers will arrive over the course of the next 12 months, including existing officers transferring in from other forces as well as brand new officers who will be trained in Bedfordshire. The force opened recruiting to new Special Constables earlier this year, and a batch of new PCSOs will be hitting the streets in just two weeks’ time, after completing their training course. “I’m keen to recruit people as soon as we can, as our frontline resources are particularly stretched after a long period of recruitment freeze,” said Chief Constable Colette Paul. “We’ve planned in this recruitment drive by making savings elsewhere.” “I know Bedfordshire residents and our partners will be as pleased as I am that we are going to have such a significant upturn in frontline strength to help those hard working officers who are out there serving the public already. I’m particularly keen to recruit local people, with local knowledge and from our diverse range of backgrounds and cultures – policing is a wonderful career with great prospects.” “It will make a real difference to the community and will help support our drive towards greater satisfaction with our service. Few forces can offer the challenge of working in a county with both a motorway and an international airport, nor one which combines bustling towns like Luton with rural villages and countryside,” she said. Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins added, “Government funding cuts mean that sadly overall police strength in the county will still have to fall in the next couple of years. However, I am glad that we have reached a point where we can afford to rebalance the force and ease the burden on our overstretched frontline officers by starting to recruit again”. Recruiting applications will be invited in the next few weeks. If you are interested in a career as a police officer, keep an eye on the force website bedfordshire.police.uk. If supporting regular officers through being a Police Community Support Officer or Volunteer Special Constable appeals to you, please contact the recruitment office on [email protected].
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:23:56 +0000
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