Dyfed-Powys Police commissioner welcomes plans to allow foreign chief constables
THE Dyfed-Powys Police commissioner has welcomed plans to allow overseas officers to take charge of British constabularies.
Christopher Salmon, who is currently recruiting a new chief constable for the force, said the move was good news for the police and for the public.
Currently only British nationals are allowed to serve as police officers.
Tory commissioner Mr Salmon also welcomed Government plans to allow direct entry for candidates into senior ranks, rather than joining as constables and working their way up through the ranks as is the case now.
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He said: "This is good news for the police service and good news for the public.
"I welcome any suggestion that helps get the best possible candidates to lead the police, including allowing overseas applicants.
"Strong applicants with varied backgrounds will be good for the police service."
He added: "I would happily consider foreign applicants for the role.
"In the Army, I served with fantastic officers from across the Commonwealth — from Canada, Zimbabwe and South Africa. I've no doubt they enhanced our experience and capabilities and made us all stronger.
"I know British officers can compete with the best. The police service has nothing to fear in this and everything to gain."
He added that direct entry to senior ranks would offer more flexibility to senior police officer roles and bring "fresh ideas" to policing.
He said: "It's vital for the police service and the public that policing attracts the very best and most capable professionals. The police service needs strong leaders who can utilise the skills and the knowledge of the people around them to provide an effective and high quality policing service the public deserves."
The UK Government says reforming the recruitment process for senior officers would increase the "pool of talent" available to British police forces, and improve the service.
The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, has said it is opposed to people joining the service at any rank above that of constable.
4 Comments
by Julesbreadbox
Friday, February 01 2013, 10:04PM
“"allowing overseas applicants"
I hope these applicants will have to do a TEFL or similar test to make sure they can speak English properly. Bad enough with foreign doctors let alone PCs trying to interact with "local criminals" in some sort of sign language.”
by richie2803
Thursday, January 31 2013, 11:44PM
“coincidence? http://tinyurl.com/aw8qwjc”
by Jiffy
Thursday, January 31 2013, 9:19PM
“We've already got too many ex-military policemen. You can spot them, they're the humpty one's who expect members of the public to jump or stand to attention when they speak to us. Their heavy handed behaviour is partly why there is a gulf between the police and public in the UK. Ketteling is on of the great ideas they have bought to policing in the UK.
Whilst I'm at it. Which bright spark of a policeman thinks it's acceptable to tailgate in the dark in the Swansea Valley area? If it's illegal tfor us to drive like that, then those police who do it should stopped from driving.”
by antyall
Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:45PM
“There is a vast difference between the army style of policing and the civilian style,however with all the redundancies hitting our troops where better to place them.probably under a privatised group4 police force.
If we have American style police in Britain it wont belong before we get American style criminals the norm in Britain.”