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Specials will be allowed to join the Fed, Home Office confirms

Special Constables will be allowed to join the Police Federation as part of recognition of their contingency work during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Home Office has confirmed.

Strength in numbers: Specials will be allowed to join the Police Federation

Strength in numbers: Specials will be allowed to join the Police Federation

Date - 24th April 2020
By - Chris Smith
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The commitment by the Home Office follows the call for the law to be changed by Federation Chairman John Apter in his interview with Police Oracle. Under current legislation, the 11,690 Special Constables in England and Wales are not allowed to be...
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