PM drive to recruit 20,000 extra officers faces logistical challenges

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PM drive to recruit 20,000 extra officers faces 'logistical challenges'

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Date - 26th July 2019
By - Nick Hudson - Police Oracle

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Policing has sounded a note of caution over “logistical challenges” on ambitious promises to recruit an extra 20,000 new officers in England and Wales over the next three years. The College of Policing welcomed new Prime Minister Boris...

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