GMP Specials given Level 2 public order training to provide back up

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GMP Specials given Level 2 public order training to provide back up

Deployment is partly designed to reduce the number of rest days that need to be cancelled.

Date - 28th September 2023
By - Gary Mason

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Around 30 specials - the first in the force - completed the level two training over four days at GMP’s specialist training centre in Openshaw and can now be deployed at high-profile events including football matches. Chief...

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