UK Specials Survey Cheshire Specials Durham Special Constabulary Being transparent we are really taking a quality not quantity approach. We deliver the same/ more hours now with 150-170 officers than we did when we had close to 300 a few years ago. So our plan is clearly working and we can then focus on adding value/ upskilling!

Cheshire Specials and Durham Special Constabulary are improving massively, but both in different ways.

Cheshire is upskilling their existimg cohort and carefully adding smaller numbers of officers. Durham is rebuilding nunbers from a higher trained baseline.

Great Work in both places!

Fantastic to see, I know how much this recognition will have meant to them both! 👏

Busy shift with #Team3 in #Cardiff City Centre - seven years since completing response driver training, a shift rarely goes by where it’s not needed! 🚓🚨

#SpecialConstables are on duty across South Wales Police this BH weekend providing resilience to response teams across the Force 👮‍♂️

After the purchase of my South Wales Police Special Constabulary 1997 model van earlier this week, I came across this..

A pin badge from the former Cardiff City Police Special Constabulary 🚓

Formed in 1831, the Special Constabulary has a long, rich history in policing 👮‍♂️

I saw this retro South Wales Police Special Constabulary model van and had to have it..

“Represents the purpose-built Mobile Police Station given to the Special Constabulary in 1997 for use in crime prevention, community policing and recruitment campaigns”

#SpecialConstabulary #Specials

On duty this evening with South Wales Police #Team3 in Cardiff City Centre

Great to be joined by S/Sgt Briggs from #Cathays and SC Prosser from #Aberdare station

A busy evening with a mix of a call types from locating missing people, burglaries in progress and vehicle stops 🚓🚨

I saw this retro South Wales Police Special Constabulary model van and had to have it..

“Represents the purpose-built Mobile Police Station given to the Special Constabulary in 1997 for use in crime prevention, community policing and recruitment campaigns”

#SpecialConstabulary #Specials

On duty this evening with South Wales Police #Team3 in Cardiff City Centre

Great to be joined by S/Sgt Briggs from #Cathays and SC Prosser from #Aberdare station

A busy evening with a mix of a call types from locating missing people, burglaries in progress and vehicle stops 🚓🚨

Great to meet with my colleague SC Adrian Barbu to provide feedback on his occupational competency portfolio (PAC) as we support him on his journey to achieving #IndependentPatrol

Hoping to be able to assess it in the coming months to allow him to deploy single-crewed 👏 📝

Special Chief Inspector Laura Hart ⬇️

The first Special Constable to have ever received a King’s Police Medal and the first Special Constable in England or Wales to receive a QPM/KPM! 🎖️👏

Huge congratulations Special Chief Inspector Laura Hart KPM!

Foot patrol this morning around Bute Park before joining #Team3 for response 🚨.. great to see so many enjoying Big Moose Fun Run🏃🏻‍♂️💨

So many taking the opportunity to say hello! 👋

Hearing ‘it’s great to see them on foot patrol’ makes giving up my Sunday worthwhile 🙌

Foot patrol this morning around Bute Park before joining #Team3 for response 🚨.. great to see so many enjoying Big Moose Fun Run🏃🏻‍♂️💨

So many taking the opportunity to say hello! 👋

Hearing ‘it’s great to see them on foot patrol’ makes giving up my Sunday worthwhile 🙌

Great to join fellow #Trustees at Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK #HQ today for our quarterly board meeting with the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team 👥💬

💡Trustees have a number of key legal responsibilities: gov.uk/government/pub…

#volunteer #lifesavers #RLSS #RLSS UK

Mark Brown Iain Watkinson Dr Emma Williams With specials, it’s an established pattern that 2/3 leave within 3 years.
Recently (last 5 years) longer serving specials are leaving in higher numbers.
On average across all forces the attrition was 20% of headcount last year.
Specials tend to be a predictor of regular trends.

A couple of hours of foot patrol this afternoon around Bute Park with SC Sue Jones before we joined #Team3 in #Cardiff City Centre responding to emergency calls 🚓🚨

Want to see more cops on patrol? Join the #SpecialConstabulary and be that change 🌤️👋

Get in touch! 📨

A couple of hours of foot patrol this afternoon around Bute Park with SC Sue Jones before we joined #Team3 in #Cardiff City Centre responding to emergency calls 🚓🚨

Want to see more cops on patrol? Join the #SpecialConstabulary and be that change 🌤️👋

Get in touch! 📨

Did you know.. that some of our volunteer officers work in specialist roles, such as roads policing?

Danny, a qualified paramedic, has been a special constable with Avon and Somerset Police for 19 years and has undergone specialist driver training as part of his role.

One of those advanced bikers is a #SpecialConstable

You can’t tell, but that doesn’t matter. You can expect the same level of skill and professionalism.

Active citizens taking responsibility for policing their communities✅🚓

..I’ll be sticking to my Police bicycle though👀🚲