Member

The Government may say that, if we do this for this group of volunteers, we may have to do it for others. I understand that and we have to consider it, but in the end I do not accept it. This reform is long overdue. It is supported by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the specials’ own representative body. There is a huge gap in recruitment and retention, and for me the time to do something about it is now. I call for Members of this House to support this amendment and therefore back the special constabulary after the over 100 years that it has been backing us.