Special Constables — Written Question

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of employment protections for special constables undertaking mandatory training or deployment; and whether she plans to introduce statutory employment righ

Answer

Sarah Jones

Special constables are not employees of police forces and therefore do not fall within the scope of employment legislation in the same way as paid staff. There is currently no statutory requirement on employers to provide paid or unpaid leave for employee...

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