Police Information

Police Numbers - cautious welcome

Tue, May 22, 2001

Source: Supt's Assoc

Supt's Assoc. warn about complacency.

 

Police numbers

The increase in the number of police recruits is welcome news – but should not spark a period of complacency, the President warned recently.

Chief Superintendent Kevin Morris said the recent figures were encouraging but the Police Service still faced a battle to retain trained officers and continue to attract high quality recruits.

He said: ‘Some forces now appear to be doing really well in their recruitment drive but others are still struggling.

‘Some forces do not know how they are going to replace the hundreds of officers they expect to lose in the next few years.

‘We cannot afford to sit back. We must continue to work extremely hard to recruit and retain skilled officers, particularly in a period of high employment when candidates might not consider joining the Police Service where salaries remain a contentious issue.’