Fitness

English police forces loosen fitness test requirements

Police forces in England have quietly reduced the difficulty of their fitness tests as a new analysis reveals they are among the easiest in the world. Last year, following pressure from the Police Federation, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) issued guidance to forces to lower the amount of running required in the annual bleep […]

Prisons ‘forced to hire staff who struggle to speak English’

Severe staff shortages are forcing prisons to hire warders who struggle to speak and understand English, it has been claimed. Delegates at the Prison Governors’ Association (PGA) conference said they had been taking on staff who lacked basic skills because officers are recruited under a centralised system in which they are assessed largely by online […]

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