Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth;307639

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........... the Police force suffers from disproportionately high numbers of those on sick leave, on training / ethnic awareness/ equality courses, on detachment, suspended on full pay etc etc. A fair chunk of the 130k will also be backroom staff who've not been on frontline duty for years. Worrying.......[/I]

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At a time when increased police numbers are required, all courses are suspended, all back room staff who are not essential to the present task are moved to the urgent ones and all leave is cancelled.

There have been occasions in the Met were new recruits in training school have also been employed.


John (retired Met Police)