Member

Specials are also the face of community policing. They are visible, local and rooted in the communities they serve. They build trust between the police and the public, bringing with them outside perspectives that keep the police service grounded and accountable. For all these reasons, specials are indispensable to the Government’s stated ambition of strengthening neighbourhood policing, but the special constabulary stands at a crossroads because numbers are falling at an alarming rate.